119 further coronavirus cases in Eastbourne

A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.

The number of coronavirus cases in Eastbourne increased by 119 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 31,468 cases had been confirmed in Eastbourne when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 31 (Thursday), up from 31,349 on Wednesday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Eastbourne, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 30,456 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 31,485.

In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 74,416 over the period, to 21,147,425.

There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Eastbourne.

The dashboard shows 341 people had died in the area by March 31 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.