Coronavirus: cases in Chichester more than double among over-60s in week before Christmas

Coronavirus cases more than doubled among Chichester’s over-60s population in the run up to Christmas, government figures show.

Public Health England data shows 151 per 100,000 people aged 60 or over tested positive for the virus in the area in the seven days to December 23

That was more than double the rate in the week to December 16, when infections were at 55 per 100,000.

Meanwhile Arun saw a small rise in people aged 60 or over testing positive during the same period – from 181 per 100,000 people in the week to December 16, to 210 in the seven days to December 23.

In England, average infection rate among the 60 and over age group in England was 245 per 100,000 in the week to the 23rd, up from 177 a week earlier.

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Are people over 60 at risk?

The NHS says older people are at higher risk of developing serious illness from coronavirus.