Covid-19 cases are on the increase in Colchester

There were an additional 47 cases reported in the borough today, bringing the number to 226 for the past seven days, an increase of 17.7 per cent on the previous week.

The infection rate is now 100.7 cases per 100,000 people.

There were two Covid deaths reported in the borough today, bringing the total for the past seven days to 11 - a decrease of 31.2 per cent on the previous week.

That brings the total number of Covid deaths within 28 days of positive Covid test in Colchester since the pandemic started to 366.

The infection rate in Tendring has fallen to 124.2 per 100,000 people after just 25 new cases were reported today.

Four new coronavirus deaths have been recorded at East Suffolk and North Essex Trust in the latest 24-hour period, the latest official figures show.

NHS England figures show 1,164 people had died in hospital at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Wednesday (February 24).

That was an increase of four compared to Tuesday, when there were 1,160.

It means there have been 25 deaths in the past week, down from 56 the previous week.

The victims were among 9,973 deaths recorded across the East of England.

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-19 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-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.