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  • Deaths in Braintree district up 4 per cent on last year

    BRAINTREE recorded dozens more deaths in the first nine months of this year than the same period in 2019, official figures show. The total number of monthly deaths across England and Wales rose in September for the first time since the start

  • Covid contact testing successes fall for second week

    ESSEX has seen its Covid contact tracing success rate fall for a second week, new figures reveal. The Government's chief scientific advisor Sir Patrick Vallance said there is "room for improvement" in the NHS Test and Trace system as its performance