THE parts of Colchester which have seen the fewest number of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began have been revealed.
A total of seven parts of the borough have each seen fewer than 400 infections over the entire pandemic - the past twelve months.
Gazette analysis of Public Health England data has found almost each of the seven areas had seen the equivalent of just one confirmed case per day.
Most recent figures, published on Thursday, shows the picture in every single neighbourhood between April 2020 and April 2021.
The data is broken down by individual neighbourhoods, what are officially known as Middle Super Output Area, areas with an average population of 7,200.
Out of the 20 neighbourhoods - apart from the seven already mentioned - all have seen more than 400 confirmed cases since the pandemic began.
The hardest hit area in Colchester is Mile End and Braiswick, where there have been 1,056 cases during the pandemic.
This is followed by Parson's Heath with 967 and then New Town and Hythe with 755.
Here are the number of cases for each of the 20 areas in the town throughout the pandemic:
- Mile End & Braiswick - 1,056
- Parson's Heath - 967
- New Town & Hythe - 755
- Monkwick - 720
- Central Colchester - 685
- Greenstead - 656
- Stanway - 605
- Old Heath & Rowhedge - 590
- Highwoods - 574
- Abbey Field - 556
- Shrub End - 528
- Marks Tey & Wakes Colne - 516
- Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East - 426
- Prettygate & Westlands - 386
- Tiptree - 362
- Wivenhoe & University - 352
- Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham - 343
- Lexden - 325
- West Mersea - 273
- West Bergholt & Wormingford - 265
Since the start of the pandemic, Colchester has seen 11,320 cases of Covid in total in all areas.
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The borough's average infection rate was 12.3 cases per 100,000 people in the week to April 18.
This is because there were 24 cases across the borough in this week.
The infection rate is the same as a week earlier, according to the latest figures.
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