Coronavirus in Arun: Almost 1,000 cases recorded last week

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Coronavirus figures released on Tuesday showed 86 people in Arun had tested positive for the virus in the latest 24-hour period, while 952 people had tested positive in the past seven days – up 40 on the previous seven days, a 4.4 per cent increase.

Meanwhile, 126,459 people in Arun have now received their first covid jab and 119,224 have had their second dose of the vaccine.

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In Worthing, 43 people had tested positive for the virus in the latest 24-hour period and 483 people had tested positive in the past seven days, down 53 on the previous seven days – a 9.9 per cent decrease.

Some 85,185 people in Worthing have had their first covid jab and 79,823 have had their second dose.

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There had been four deaths within 28 days of a positive test in Arun, while according to figures, 59 people were admitted to University Hospitals Sussex in the last seven days, up nine on the previous week – an 18 per cent increase.