Colchester has the highest Covid rates in all of Essex, latest figures have shown.

The data, from the Government’s Covid dashboard, shows infection rates are falling in all areas in the county.

Colchester has the highest rate at 431.5 cases per 100,000 people with 851 cases recorded in the seven days to November 7.

This was down from the 917 cases recorded in the week before.

The borough is among the 80 worst places for Covid cases in the country.

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The Government's interactive Covid map breaks down each area and colour codes them depending on how many cases there are. 

In total 11 areas in Colchester are highlighted purple which means the rate is between 400-799 cases per 100,000 people. 

  • New Town & Hythe - 78 cases
  • Greenstead - 60 cases
  • Central Colchester - 56 cases
  • Abbey Field - 54 cases
  • Marks Tey & Wakes Colne - 52 cases
  • Highwoods - 49 cases 
  • Stanway - 46 cases
  • Monkwick - 44 cases
  • Tiptree - 35 cases
  • Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham - 31 cases
  • Lexden - 29 cases

How the rest of Essex compares:

In Essex Castle Point had the next highest rate at 397.7 and 360 cases recorded.

Thurrock currently has the lowest infection rate at 243.3 cases per 100,000 people.

It reads, from left to right: name of local authority; nation or region of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to November 7; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to November 7; rate of new cases in the seven days to October 31; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to October 31.

  • Colchester, Eastern England, 431.5, (851), 465.0, (917)
  • Castle Point, Eastern England, 397.7, (360), 464.0, (420
  • Harlow, Eastern England, 370.1, (323), 528.2, (461)
  • Southend-on-Sea, Eastern England, 367.7, (672), 412.5, (754)
  • Chelmsford, Eastern England, 362.0, (650), 519.6, (933)
  • Basildon, Eastern England, 344.4, (646), 439.3, (824)
  • Tendring, Eastern England, 340.7, (502), 399.0, (588)
  • Rochford, Eastern England, 340.1, (298), 471.3, (413)
  • Braintree, Eastern England, 335.7, (514), 414.1, (634)
  • Brentwood, Eastern England, 332.7, (257), 362.5, (280)
  • Thurrock, Eastern England, 243.3, (427), 337.3, (592)

Of the 377 local areas in the UK, 55 (15%) have seen a week-on-week rise in rates, 321 (85%) have seen a fall and one is unchanged.

The Orkney Islands in Scotland have the highest rate with 157 new cases in the seven days to November 7, the equivalent of 700.9 per 100,000 people.

This is up from 468.8 in the seven days to October 31.

Vale of Glamorgan in Wales has the second highest rate, down from 765.0 to 637.9, with 863 new cases.