TWO areas in Colchester have been added to a map of the areas worst impacted by Covid cases.

The online map, which is part of the Government's coronavirus data dashboard, shows where positive cases have been in recent days divided into areas.

It is based on pillar 1 and pillar 2 testing data from Public Health England and covers the period of September 24 to 30.

In the Colchester borough, Stanway and Parsons Heath are the latest place to be added to the list.

The map says during the period there were four positive cases of coronavirus in Parsons Heath and three in Stanway.

Abbey Field remains on the map and saw the most cases during the period with five.

Other areas in the borough have recorded between none and two cases.

Small cases are grouped and not individually identified.

Read more >>> New area in Colchester has been added to coronavirus hotspots map

Across north and mid Essex the other areas with more than two cases during this period are:

  • Clacton West, 6
  • Witham Town, 3
  • North Witham, 3
  • Great Notley and Black Notley, 5
  • Maldon South, 3
  • Maylandsea, Althorne and Cold Norton, 4

It comes as more than 200 new coronavirus cases have been revealed to have been recorded in Essex after Public Health England announced it had not identified nearly 16,000 cases nationwide in the last week because of a technical issue.

Figures show that there have now been 7,361 positive tests in the Essex County Council jurisdiction after new figures were released by the Government on Sunday night - an increase of 194.

Read more >>> Essex coronavirus cases jump by more than 200

The rate of infection in Essex now stands at 494 cases per 100,000 people, still far lower than the England average of 765