Two new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust in the latest 24-hour period.

Figures show 416 people had died in hospital as of 5pm on Wednesday.

That was an increase of two compared to Tuesday, when there were 414.

It means there have been 19 deaths in the past week, down from 30 the previous week.

The victims were among 10,435 deaths recorded across the South East.

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

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

At Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one new coronavirus death was recorded.

NHS England figures show 426 people had died in hospital at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Wednesday.

That was an increase of one compared to Tuesday, when there were 425.

It means there have been 28 deaths in the past week, down from 49 the previous week.