Coronavirus: Latest figures announced for East Sussex and West Sussex
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The following figures were announced by Public Health England at 3pm today (April 18).
East Sussex: 420 confirmed cases
West Sussex: 782 confirmed cases


Brighton and Hove: 279 confirmed cases
The Government is announcing hospital deaths from coronavirus by each individual NHS trust. This is as follows.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust: 44
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust: 7
Western Sussex Hospital Foundations Trust: 56
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust: 72
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust: 132
Total recorded deaths across Sussex: 311
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