Coronavirus: Number of hospital deaths across Hastings and Eastbourne rises

Four more people have died with Covid-19 at East Sussex hospitals, according to the latest NHS England figures.
Conquest Hospital, Hastings. SUS-181008-112146001Conquest Hospital, Hastings. SUS-181008-112146001
Conquest Hospital, Hastings. SUS-181008-112146001

A total of 54 people have died with the virus at hospitals operated by the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

The figure does not include deaths that have happened outside hospital.

According to Public Health England, 479 in East Sussex had tested positive for Covid-19.

In neighbouring Brighton and Hove, there were 334 confirmed cases and 943 in West Sussex.