ANOTHER coronavirus death has been reported in the Maldon district, taking the local death toll to 149.

Latest figures show the number of coronavirus cases in Maldon increased by 21 in the last 24 hours, taking the total since the pandemic began to 6,156 in the district.

The rate of infection now stands at 9,413 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 11,990.

There have been four Covid deaths in the district in the past week.

They are among 14,051 deaths recorded across the East of England since the pandemic started.