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West Sussex Coronavirus Update

Tuesday, 23 February 2021 11:08

By Katie Lyons - Radio News Hub @katielyons_99

West Sussex is now below 100 cases per 100,000

Coronavirus cases in West Sussex have dropped by 358 in one week. As a whole, there are 762 new infections from the seven days to Wednesday 17 February.

Chichester is now recording less than 100 cases, with a rolling rate of 80.1 per 100,000. There are only a handful of areas in West Sussex recording higher than 100 cases per 100,000 such as Crawley, at 136.1. Also, Arun is not far behind Crawley, with 135 cases per 100,000.

Meanwhile, overall cases are dropping in the area. Adur recorded the lowest cases with 34 new infections, while Horsham has the lowest rolling rate with 48.7 cases per 100,000.

Here's today's data dashboard showing the latest COVID figures for our county.

Please follow the link for further information about the infection rates in your area https://t.co/31Bk9duaVT

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— West Sussex County Council (@WSCCNews) February 23, 2021

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