One more death recorded in Arun
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![File photo dated 21/12/2021 of a nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. The Government has been told to "get a grip" of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, as it was disclosed more than half of suppliers who provided items through the VIP fast-track lane provided stock that was not suitable for use on the front line. Issue date: Wednesday March 30, 2022.](/img/placeholder.png)
There was one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Arun.
A total of 427 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on May 12 (Thursday) – up from 426 on Wednesday.
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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 Arun.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.
A total of 154,004 deaths were recorded throughout England by May 12 (Thursday) – up from 153,876 on Wednesday.