Covid infection rates are on the rise as more cases of the Delta variant are identified.
According to the latest data the infection rate for Maldon is now 15.4 cases per 100,000 people.
In the seven days to June 17 there were ten confirmed cases, this is down from 24 cases the week before.
In Maldon both Tollesbury, Tolleshunt and Goldhanger and Maldon South have been removed from the map.
Burnham recorded three cases in the seven days to June 16.
Mayland, Althorne and Cold Norton also recorded three cases.
South Woodham Ferrers North has now been added to the map with four cases confirmed in the seven days.
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Of the 315 local areas in England, 267 (85%) have seen a rise in rates, 44 (14%) have seen a fall and four are unchanged.
Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire continues to have the highest rate, with 796 new cases in the seven days to June 17 – the equivalent of 531.7 cases per 100,000 people.
This is down from 600.6 in the seven days to June 10.
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