Covid-19: Mid Sussex's death toll two years on
Hundreds of people in Mid Sussex have died from coronavirus since the pandemic reached the UK around two years ago.
Marie Curie is commemorating March 23 – two years after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the first UK-wide lockdown – as the National Day of Reflection.
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Hide AdThe charity is urging people to come together to remember the lives of those lost to Covid-19, and support the millions of people across the UK who are grieving – as figures reveal the extent of the deadly toll in Mid Sussex.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in Mid Sussex 411 deaths involving Covid-19 had been provisionally registered up to March 12.
Of these, 237 were in hospitals and 161 in care homes, while 11 occurred in private homes and two in hospices.
It means deaths outside hospital settings accounted for 42% of the overall toll.
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