COVID cases are rising in eight parts of Colchester, despite the borough's average infection rate dropped.

The borough’s average infection rate in the week to Saturday, August 7 was 246.5 cases per 100,000 people.

This is down from 255.3 cases per 100,000 people a week earlier.

Tendring’s average infection rate was 180.8 cases per 100,000 people in the week to August 7, down from 199.9 cases per 100,000 people seven days earlier.

Across England, 64 per cent of authorities saw a week-on-week rise in rates, with another 35 per cent seeing a fall.

The rest were unchanged from a week earlier.

A map compiled using Government data also shows the infection rate in each part of Colchester in the week to Friday, August 6.

During this week a total of 496 cases were recorded across the borough.

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Abbey Field has the highest rate in the borough, of 495.6 cases per 100,000 people, with New Town and Hythe now in second with a rate of 411.5 cases per 100,000 people.

Tiptree has the lowest rate with 105.3 cases per 100,000 people followed by West Mersea with 109.8 cases per 100,000 people.

Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton and Mersea East had the third lowest infection rate in the borough with 143.0 cases per 100,000 people recorded in the week to August 6.

Cases are rising in eight parts of Colchester.

Here are the latest number of cases recorded in each area in the week to August 6 (highlighted in bold where cases are rising):

  • New Town & Hythe - 58
  • Mile End & Braiswick - 48
  • Abbey Field - 39
  • Shrub End - 34
  • Parson's Heath - 32
  • Central Colchester - 30
  • Wivenhoe & University - 24
  • Stanway - 24
  • Highwoods - 24
  • Old Heath & Rowhedge - 22
  • West Bergholt & Wormingford - 22
  • Marks Tey & Wakes Colne - 21
  • Greenstead - 21
  • Monkwick - 20
  • Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham - 17
  • Prettygate & Westlands - 16
  • Lexden - 16
  • Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East - 12
  • West Mersea - 8
  • Tiptree - 8