A NEW case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Brighton and Hove, Public Health England said.
The news came as the number of deaths nationally increased again.
Public Health England said: “As of 9am on 15 March 2020, 40,279 people have been tested in the UK, of which 38,907 were confirmed negative and 1,372 were confirmed as positive.
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"35 patients who tested positive for covid-19 have died.”
This new case is the tenth in the city.
There are also four in West Sussex and one in East Sussex.
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