Coronavirus daily statistical update: low numbers for new cases and deaths in South East
As the coronavirus works its way towards peak effect, HOT is providing a daily update of the statistics for our region provided by the public health authorities. The numbers of new confirmed cases and deaths is low. An interactive chart and map are now included in the update. Text and charts by Russell Hall.
Please note no new update on Tuesday 14 April as writer Russell and editor Nick take a breather. Back on Wednesday.
There were 351 confirmed Covid-19 cases to 13 April in East Sussex, an increase of 16 on the previous day, and 36 Covid-19 deaths recorded in the region to 12 April, with three new deaths recorded on 11 April.
The above interactive chart has four selectable tabs showing the key East Sussex statistics – tap/hover over the bars to reveal the figures
The number of people in hospital beds in the South East region who are confirmed or suspected of having Covid-19 stood at 2,053 yesterday, a rise of 46 on the previous day. This number is within 100 of 2,000 for the sixth day running, indicating that this number may be plateauing.
UK Covid-19 confirmed cases and recorded deaths
As of 9am on 13 April, 367,667 tests have concluded, with 14,506 tests carried out on 12 April on 10,745 people of whom 4,342 (40.4%) tested positive.
Some individuals are tested more than once for clinical reasons. The figure for the number of tests excludes data from Northern Ireland. The daily totals reflect actual figures reported today.
to date 290,720 people have been tested, of whom 88,621 (30.5%) tested positive.
As of 5pm on 12 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 11,329 have died, equivalent to 12.8% of those testing positive. There were 717 deaths recorded for the 24 hours to 5pm on 12 April.
Confirmed new cases by English Upper Tier Local Authority area
The above interactive map shows the number of new cases to 13 April across English upper tier local authority areas – tap/hover over individual areas to reveal the area name and the number of new cases for that area.
Caveats
A number of caveats need to be borne in mind regarding the statistics:
1. Cumulative case numbers include people who have recovered.
2. With respect to testing, cases are reported when lab tests are completed, which may be a few days after initial testing.
3. Testing capacity is increasing, resulting in a greater number of observed cases.
4. Testing capacity constraints mean there are likely many more cases than currently recorded here.
5. Deaths include only those in hospital and exclude those in the community and care homes.
6. There is a delay in many deaths being recorded from a few days to up to two weeks.
7. Deaths tend to be recorded around three weeks after first symptoms in fatal cases.
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