The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Brighton & Hove has more than doubled since the current national lockdown started on December 26.
The city now has more confirmed cases per hundred thousand than England and the rest of the South East.In the seven days up to January 8, based on data published on January 13, there were 2,244 confirmed new Covid-19 cases in Brighton & Hove which is an 18% increase per 100,000 residents from the previous week.This is equivalent to a weekly rate of 771 per 100,000 residents – higher than the rate for England, which was 655 per 100,000 and the South East which was 699 per 100,000Hospitals in the city are also seeing significant increases in the volume of patients with Covid-19 which is putting extra.