ONE part of the district has seen a spike in Covid infection rates in the past week, figures reveal.

A map, compiled using Government data, shows the infection rate and number of cases in each part of the borough.

The figures, from the week to July 21, Witham Town has an infection rate of above 649.9 cases per 100,000 people.

A total of 73 new cases have been recorded in the area in the last seven days.

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The average infection rate for the district as a whole has an infection rate of 421.4.

Each part of the district is still included on the Covid hotspots map, with cases rising across the district.

In the last week a total of 643 cases have been recorded across the district.

Here are the latest case figures across the district:

  • Witham Town- 73
  • Central Braintree- 58
  • Coggeshall & Kelvedon- 54
  • Great Notley & Black Notley- 52
  • Braintree South- 52
  • North Witham- 43
  • Silver End & Stisted- 44
  • Bocking- 37
  • West Witham- 32
  • Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater- 32
  • Halstead East & Colnes- 31
  • Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley- 31
  • Braintree West & Rayne- 26
  • Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green- 21
  • Panfield, Finchingfield and Bardfield- 16
  • Halstead Central & West- 15