Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) has increased the city’s covid alert level from yellow to amber, which is the last stage before the Government will declare the city an area of national concern.In the week up to October 1 there were 115 confirmed new Covid-19 cases in the city, up from 39 cases in the previous week.
Rates of infection are highest and still growing among young people aged 16-25 years old, which includes teenagers and sixth-formers as well as students and young adults.Alistair Hill, BHCC’s Director of Public Health, said: “It’s really concerning that the number of cases has more than doubled over the past week.