A MAP shows a new part of Colchester has the highest coronavirus infection rate.
The map, compiled using official Government data, shows the infection rate and number of cases in each part of Colchester.
The data is from the seven days to January 20.
It reveals Mile End and Braiswick now has the highest infection rate in Colchester borough.
The rate in the area is 765.9 cases per 100,000 people, with 114 cases being confirmed within seven days.
In second place is Monkwick with an infection rate of 677.3 cases per 100,000 people.
The area had 70 cases in a week.
Lexden now has the lowest infection rate in the borough, of 264.6 cases per 100,000 people.
Here is the breakdown of infection rates by area:
- Mile End & Braiswick - 765.9 - 114 cases
- Monkwick - 677.3 - 70 cases
- Old Heath and Rowhedge - 642.1 - 59 cases
- Highwoods - 614.1 - 61 cases
- New Town and Hythe - 610.2 - 86 cases
- Prettygate and Westlands - 574.2 - 42 cases
- Abbey Field - 559.2 - 44 cases
- Central Colchester - 551.2 - 64 cases
- Parson's Heath - 523.6 - 73 cases
- Shrub End - 514.2 - 49 cases
- Stanway - 503.5 - 46 cases
- Greenstead - 412.1 - 56 cases
- West Mersea - 466.7 - 34 cases
- Tiptree - 434.4 - 33 cases
- Marks Tey and Wakes Colne - 369.1 - 32 cases
- Horkesley Heath, Langham and Dedham - 363.7 - 26 cases
- West Bergholt and Wormingford - 291.8 - 19 cases
- Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton and Mersea East - 286.1 - 24 cases
- Wivenhoe and University - 266.4 - 32 cases
- Lexden - 264.6 - 15 cases
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Colchester's average infection rate has continued to fall.
It is now 478.7 cases per 100,000 people, with 972 cases confirmed in the seven days to January 21.
The infection rate has dropped from 606.6 cases per 100,000 people a week earlier.
Tendring still has the highest infection rate in Essex, of 663.2 cases per 100,000 people.
Here are the latest infection rates for north and mid Essex:
- Tendring - 663.2 - 972 cases
- Braintree - 486.2 - 742 cases
- Colchester - 478.7 - 932 cases
- Maldon - 391.2 - 254 cases
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