Coronavirus rates in Reigate and Banstead are around half that of other places in Surrey.

Recorded rates per 100,000 was 27.6 last week, putting the area at the lowest in the county. Mole Valley was next with a rate of 40.1 per 100,000.

It’s in contrast to Elmbridge where the rate was 79 per 100,000 with the next highest being Woking with 56.6.

You can see a full breakdown of rates and cases here.

Recently, the BBC was given access to film a 12-hour shift at the A&E department at the East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, to see how medics are coping and the measures they have in place in their continued fight against Covid-19. You can see the video here:

Video courtesy of the BBC

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