Two more deaths recorded in Horsham

There were two more coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Horsham.

A total of 273 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on May 24 (Tuesday) – up from 271 on Monday.

They were among 22,978 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 Horsham.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

A total of 154,991 deaths were recorded throughout England by May 24 (Tuesday) – up from 154,864 on Monday.