Coronavirus: the tragic number of deaths across Mid Sussex neighbourhoods and villages

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 159 people have died with Covid-19 between March 1 and May 31 (including deaths registered up to June 6).

ONS data broke down the deaths linked to Covid-19 in the area by neighbourhood.

The figures include deaths where coronavirus (Covid-19) was the underlying cause or was mentioned on the death certificate as a contributory factor.

There were 519 deaths in total across the same period – 27 per cent of those were linked to Covid-19 on average.

The deaths linked to Covid-19 broken down by neighbourhood are as follows:

East Grinstead West and South - 27

East Grinstead East - 8

Haywards Heath West - 33

Burgess Hill South - 9

Copthorne and Turners Hill - 13

Balcombe and Handcross - 16

Crawley Down - 7

Haywards Heath North East - 11

Haywards Heath East - 4

Hurstpierpoint and Bolney - 5

Haywards Heath South and Cuckfield - 5

Burgess Hill Central - 7

East Grinstead Central and North - 8

Burgess Hill West - 2

Burgess Hill East - 2

Hassocks, Keymer and East Hurstpierpoint - 2

Horsted Keynes, Ardingly and Sharpthorne - 0

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