AN interactive map has shown how many people have died with Covid in each area of Colchester.

It allows you to see the number of deaths registered in the period March to December 2020, where Covid was the underlying (main) cause on the death certificate.

As local data is only available up to December, the numbers of deaths in the map will not reflect the latest trends.

You can enter your postcode to see the number of deaths in your area.

The size of the circle represents the number of deaths.

The worst affected area in Colchester was Parson's Heath were 21 deaths have been recorded.

Here is how many deaths were reported in each area of Colchester:

  • Parson's Heath, 21
  • Central Colchester, 19
  • Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham, 16
  • Stanway, 15
  • Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East, 13
  • Old Heath & Rowhedge, 8
  • West Mersea, 8
  • Wivenhoe & University, 6
  • Shrub End, 6
  • Mile End and Braiswick, 4
  • Lexden, 4
  • Prettygate & Westlands, 4
  • Greenstead, 4
  • New Town & Hythe, 3
  • Marks Tey & Wakes Colne, 3
  • West Bergholt and Wormingford, 3
  • Monkwick, 3
  • Abbey Field, 1
  • Highwoods, 1

It comes as NHS England figures show 768 people had died in hospital at East Suffolk and North Essex Trust as of 5pm on Monday.

That was an increase of six compared to Sunday, when there were 762.

It means there have been 107 deaths in the past week, up from 75 the previous week.

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Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.