More Covid deaths have been reported in the area (Image: Newsquest)
FIVE more coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the Braintree district over the last week.
A total of 509 people have now died in the area since the start of the pandemic, when the latest figures were updated on Wednesday – up from 504 a week previously.
They were among 18,689 deaths recorded across the east of England.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in the district.
A total of 161,560 deaths were recorded throughout England by August 3 – up from 160,485 last week.
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