East Sussex coronavirus death toll rises to 10

The figures, released on Friday (April 3), show the number of people who have died at hospitals operated by the East Sussex Healthcare NHS (ESHT).

According to the data, the first death was recorded on March 17, 2020.

The ESHT previously confirmed this patient died at Eastbourne’s District General Hospital.

The second death happened on March 20, NHS England’s data shows.

This patient also died at Eastbourne’s District General Hospital, ESHT confirmed.

The figures show that two days later, on March 22, a third person died, while a fourth person died the following day – March 23.

On March 27, the Trust recorded its fifth death.

On Sunday (March 29), another two patients died, according to the data, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to seven.

Then between Monday and Wednesday (March 30 to April 1) the trust recorded a single death on each of the three days. This brought the total number of deaths in East Sussex to ten.

In the South East, 345 people have now died with Covid-19.

In England, the total is now 3,302. The UK total has risen to 3,605 after a further 684 people died in the past 24 hours.

NHS England said all data from March 29 may well be updated in the days to come. They said this is due to the wait for post-mortem tests to be validated before giving a cause of death.

NHS England also said the statistics do not include deaths outside hospitals, such as those in care homes.