THREE areas in Braintree have Covid infection rates above the national average, latest figures have shown. 

In England the infection rate is 107.8 cases per 100,000 people. 

Across the Braintree district as a whole the figures for the seven days to February 23 show an infection rate of 84.5 cases per 100,000 people. 

A further 129 cases were also recorded in the seven days.

A map also shows the infection rate in each part of the district and how much it has changed in a week.

It shows three areas have infection rates higher than the national average. 

Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater has the highest with an infection rate of 183.2 for the seven days up to February 23.

The area had 17 cases confirmed in that time. 

Silver End and Stisted is also above average at 116.0 and 12 cases confirmed. 

The final area with a higher infection rate is Coggeshall and Kelvedon at 112.9 and 12 new cases.

In Panfield, Finchingfield and Bardfield the rate has surpressed meaning there were fewer than three cases in the last seven days.

This is also the case in Bocking.

Here are the infection rates for the rest of the district:

Flitch Green, Felsted & High Easter

Infection rate: 53.5

Cases: 6

Braintree West and Rayne

Infection rate: 101.6

Cases: 8

Great Notley & Black Notley

Infection rate: 31.0

Cases: 3

Braintree South

Infection rate: 70.1

Cases: 7

Central Braintree

Infection rate: 63.4

Cases: 6

North Witham

Infection rate: 65.4

Cases: 6

Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley

Infection rate: 62.5

Cases: 5

West Witham

Infection rate: 84.8

Cases: 5

Witham Town

Infection rate: 97.9

Cases: 11