Covid infection rates across the district are dropping after weeks of rising cases. 

In the past seven days Braintree has recorded a total of 359 cases. 

The average infection rate for the district as a whole has more than halved to stand at 235.2 per 100,000 people, down from 649.9 a week ago. 

The area with the highest rate is Coggeshall and Kelvedon, where 33 cases have been recorded in the past seven days. 

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Panfield, Finchingfield and Barfield has the lowest rate after recording just three cases in the past week. 

Here are the latest case figures across the district:

  • Coggeshall & Kelvedon- 33
  • Silver End & Stisted- 32
  • Great Notley & Black Notley- 29
  • Witham Town- 28
  • North Witham- 28
  • Central Braintree- 27
  • Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater- 24
  • Halstead East and Colnes- 20
  • Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley- 20
  • Braintree West & Rayne- 20
  • Panfield, Finchingfield and Bardfield- 3
  • Halstead Central and West- 20
  • Braintree South- 17
  • Bocking- 15
  • West Witham- 17
  • Bocking- 15
  • Hedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green- 10
  • Panfield, Finchingfield and Bardfield- 3