40 further coronavirus cases in Crawley, official figures show
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A total of 13,447 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Crawley when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on October 5 (Tuesday), up from 13,407 on Monday.
The rate of infection in Crawley now stands at 11,956 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 11,990.
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Hide AdAcross the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 33,049 over the period, to 7,967,985.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Crawley.
The dashboard shows 209 people had died in the area by October 5 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.
It means there has been one death in the past week, which is the same as the previous week.
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Hide AdThey were among 18,045 deaths recorded across the South East.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Crawley.
The national total number of deaths reported today may include a number which were unreported yesterday due to a delay from one data source.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.
Vaccination uptake for the UK has been suspended to allow developers to work on a solution to include 12 to 15-year-olds.
Alex Ross, Data Reporter