Four more deaths recorded in Wealden
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There were four more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in Wealden.
There were four more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in Wealden.
A total of 523 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on January 12 (Thursday) – up from 519 on the week before.
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The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Wealden.
A total of 178,133 deaths were recorded throughout England by January 12 (Thursday) – up from 177,037 last week.