Coronavirus: Number of deaths in East Sussex hospitals rises

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Two more people have died of coronavirus in East Sussex hospitals.

Public Health England has revealed today (April 21) the total number of COVID-19 related deaths at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has risen to 50 people.

There are now 457 confirmed cases of the virus in the county.

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For nearby Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, 74 people have died in connection with coronavirus.

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There are 319 confirmed cases in Brighton and Hove.

It comes as the government has announced in total 17,337 people have died coronavirus-related deaths in hospitals across the country.

Today (April 21), 828 people died. There is a total of 129,044 confirmed cases across the UK.

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