COLCHESTER'S Covid infection rate is back on the rise, the latest figures show.

According to the data, in the week to August 24, there were 512 cases of Covid recorded across the borough.

The borough's average infection rate was 259.6 cases per 100,000 people.

This has increased by 8.5 per cent compared with a week earlier, when it was 239.4 cases per 100,000 people.

Tendring's week-on-week average infection rate has also increased to 219.2 cases per 100,000 people in the seven days to August 24.

This has gone up 10.6 per cent compared with a week earlier, when it was 198.2 cases per 100,000 people.

A map also shows the number of Covid cases recorded in each part of Colchester.

Case numbers are rising in ten parts of borough, half of the neighbourhoods.

The highest number of cases during this week was the 56 recorded in Mile End and Braiswick, followed by the 41 cases recorded in both New Town and Hythe and Parson's Heath.

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West Mersea recorded the lowest number of cases during this week with ten.

Here is the latest number of cases recorded in the week to August 24:

Mile End and Braiswick - 56 (up 36.6 per cent)

New Town & Hythe - 41 (up 36.7 per cent)

Parson's Heath - 41 (up 20.6 per cent)

Abbey Field - 35

Shrub End - 35 (up 6.1 per cent)

Monkwick - 33 (up 57.1 per cent)

Greenstead - 31 (up 24 per cent)

Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham - 28 (up 100 per cent)

Highwoods - 25 (up 19 per cent)

Tiptree - 25

Old Heath & Rowhedge - 23

Wivenhoe & University - 23 (up 35.3 per cent)

West Bergholt & Wormingford - 19 (up 58.3 per cent)

Central Colchester - 17

Prettygate & Westlands - 16

Marks Tey & Wakes Colne - 16

Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East - 13

Stanway - 13

Lexden - 12

West Mersea - 10