The places currently worst impacted by coronavirus in Colchester have been revealed in a map.

The Government's coronavirus map has shown the worst affected areas in the borough.

In the seven days to January 9 Mile End and Braiswick had the most cases with 160.

Monkwick was second with 119 and New Town and Hythe third with 112.

Here is how many cases other areas in Colchester had:

  • Mile End & Braiswick, 160
  • Monkwick, 119
  • New Town & Hythe, 112
  • Parson's Heath, 105
  • Central Colchester, 102
  • Greenstead, 93
  • Highwoods, 86
  • Stanway, 85
  • Abbey Field, 84
  • Marks Tey & Wakes Colne, 79
  • Shrub End, 75
  • Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East, 71
  • Old Heath & Rowhedge, 65
  • Prettygate & Westlands, 61
  • Wivenhoe & University, 54
  • Lexden, 48
  • Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham, 48
  • West Mersea, 42
  • West Bergholt and Wormingford, 41

Chelmsford Weekly News: The Government's coronavirus map has shown the worst affected areas in the boroughThe Government's coronavirus map has shown the worst affected areas in the borough

Tendring now has the ninth highest coronavirus infection rate in the country, the latest figures show.

Tendring's infection rate is now 1,138.1 cases per 100,000 people.

This is up from 989.3 cases per 100,000 people a week earlier, an increase of about 15 per cent.

This means it currently has the ninth highest Covid-19 infection rate of all areas in the country.

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It has also seen the eighth biggest week-on-week rise over this period.

Colchester's coronavirus infection rate has dropped by about 16 per cent in a week, the latest figures revealed.

Figures show the town's infection rate is now 755 cases per 100,000 people.

This is because there were 1,470 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the borough in the seven days to January 10.

The infection rate has dropped from 897.8 cases per 100,000 a week previously.