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6:00 AM June 28, 2021
Fresh data has revealed which neighbourhoods have the highest infection rates in Suffolk and north Essex
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Glemsford and Lawshall and Greenstead have the highest Covid rates in Suffolk and north Essex, according to the latest Government data.
Figures released by Public Health England have broken down the number of positive tests by areas known as Middle-layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs), which consist of around 8,000 people each.
The data, for the week up to June 21, only includes MSOAs which reported three or more cases.
The figures have shown how high infection rates are in north Essex when compared to most of Suffolk.
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Only areas with three or more cases are included in the dataset.
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A total of 154 neighbourhoods in Suffolk and Essex have either zero or very few coronavirus cases, government data has revealed.
Positive Covid tests have been broken down by neighbourhoods known as Middle-layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs), which consist of around 8,000 people on average, and these are the figures for the week up to May 21
Only areas with three or more cases are included in the dataset.
The MSOA with the highest infection rate in the region has also seen Indian variant cases. Needham Market South and Great Blakenham, reported 14 new cases of the strain known as B.1.617.2, and has a case rate of 51.3 Covid cases per 100,000 people.