Covid infection rates are on the rise as more cases of the Delta variant are identified. 

Figures show that the Braintree district currently has an average rate of 18.3 per 100,000 people. 

A total of 28 cases have also been recorded in the seven days leading up to June 10. 

In Maldon, the infection rate is among the highest in Essex, standing at 37 per 100,000 people and 24 cases recorded in the same time period. 

As a result, a number of neighbourhoods across mid Essex now appear on the Governments Covid hotspot map.

Braintree:

Maldon and Burnham Standard:

Four areas the district recorded more than three cases during this week, meaning they are included on the Government's hotspots map.

The rest has seen less than three cases, meaning the virus is class as "suppressed" in these areas.

Halstead Central and West: Seven cases

Braintree South: Five cases 

Coggeshall and Kelvedon: Four cases

Great Notley and Black Notley: Three cases

Maldon

Maldon and Burnham Standard:

Four areas in Maldon have also recorded more than three cases in the last week as the infection rate soared across the district. 

Burnham-on-Crouch: Nine cases

Mayland, Althorne and Cold Norton: Three cases

Maldon South: Three cases

Tollesbury, Tolleshunt and Goldhanger: Three cases