COLCHESTER'S coronavirus infection rate has dropped with 708 cases confirmed in a week.

According to the latest figures Colchester’s infection rate is now 363.6 cases per 100,000 people with 708 cases of Covid-19 confirmed across the borough between December 19 and December 26.

This is down from 414 cases per 100,000 the day before.

Tendring’s infection rate has also fallen slightly and is now sitting at 344.6 cases per 100,000 people after 505 cases were confirmed over the same period.

This is down from 387.6 the day before.

Both areas still have well below the average infection rate across Essex, which has also fallen to 796.7 cases per 100,000 people.

Brentwood, Epping Forest and Thurrock remain the three worst affected areas in the country by infection rate.

Data for the most recent four days, December 27 to December 30, has been excluded as it is incomplete and does not reflect the true number of cases.

A map also shows the number of cases in areas across Colchester.

The figures, from the seven days to December 24, show the worst affected area remains Mile End and Braiswick, where 67 cases have been reported in a week.

Next is Old Heath and Rowhedge with 58, followed by Monkwick, where 46 people tested positive in a week.

Lexden has had the lowest number of cases in this period with 17.

Here are the cases by area:

  • Mile End and Braiswick - 67
  • Old Heath and Rowhedge - 58
  • Monkwick - 46
  • Marks Tey & Wakes Colne - 44
  • Stanway - 42
  • Horkesley Heath, Langham and Dedham - 38
  • New Town & Hythe - 38
  • Parson's Heath - 37
  • Abbey Field - 34
  • Greenstead - 33
  • Prettygate and Westlands - 32
  • Wivenhoe and University - 31
  • Highwoods - 31
  • Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton and Mersea East - 30
  • Central Colchester - 29
  • West Bergholt and Wormingford - 27
  • Tiptree - 26
  • Shrub End - 26
  • West Mersea - 22
  • Lexden - 17