Coronavirus infections are continuing to rise across parts of south Essex. 

The infection rate in Southend is now 42.6 cases per 100,000 people with 78 cases recorded in the seven days to June 13.

The week before the rate was 25.1 cases per 100,000 people. 

In Basildon the rate is 19.2 and in Castle Point it is 18.8 cases per 100,000 people. 

Of the 315 local areas in England, 268 (85%) have seen a rise in rates, 39 (12%) have seen a fall and eight are unchanged.

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Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire continues to have the highest rate, with 823 new cases in the seven days to June 13 – the equivalent of 549.8 cases per 100,000 people.

This is down from 626.6 in the seven days to June 6.

Here is how many cases were recorded in each area of south Essex in the seven days to June 12:

  • Southend Central - 15
  • Purfleet, South Stifford & Lakeside – 8
  • Victoria – 8
  • Thorpe Bay - 8
  • Leigh - 7
  • Tilbury – 6
  • Blenheim Park - 6
  • Corringham North & London Gateway – 5
  • Chafford & North Stifford – 5
  • Chalkwell – 5
  • Southchurch - 5
  • Billericay North East - 5
  • Stanford West – 4
  • Langdon Hills – 4
  • Wickford West – 4
  • Thundersley Glen – 4
  • West Leigh – 4
  • Belfairs – 4
  • Kursaal - 4
  • Stanford East – 3
  • Vange & Pitsea – 3
  • Grays Chafford Gorges & Orsett Road – 3
  • New Thundersley - 3
  • Wickford South – 3
  • Billericay Central & Sunnymede – 3
  • Hadleigh South – 3
  • St Lukes – 3
  • Prittlewell - 3