A shocking 26 of the total 44 deaths came in January alone. Here are the number of deaths recorded in January and the total number for the pandemic as a whole:
Halstead Bocking Chruchstreet and Blackwater - 14 in January, 30 overall Hedingham, Gosfield and Greenstead Green- 8 in January, 14 overall Halstead Central and West - 4 in January, 13 overall Silver End and Stisted - 6 in January, 12 overall Marks Tey and Wakes Colne - 5 in January, 8 overall Steeple Bumpstead and Great Yeldham - 4 in January, 6 overall Bures Hamlet, Maplestead and Belchamp - 3 in January, 5 overall Panfield, Finchingfield and Bardfield - 2 in January, 6 overall
Braintree Central Braintree - 9 in January, 19 overall
A map shows how each area in the district has been impacted from Covid. The data can also be compared to show how the number of new cases has changed over different time periods. The latest figures, which are for the seven days leading up to February 10, show that seven areas have recorded ten or less cases in the last week. These are - Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield, Braintree West & Rayne, Great Notley & Black Notley, Flitch Green, Felsted & High Easter, Coggeshall & Kelvedon, West Witham and North Witham.
Here are the areas of Braintree ranked by infection rate showing the number of cases in each: