The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Essex has reached 7,073.
Of the total, 5,766 cases were recorded in the Essex County Council authority area, 717 in Southend and 590 in Thurrock.
In the UK 311,641 people have now tested positive and of those having tested positive for coronavirus, 46,526 have died.
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