NEW data released through a Covid symptom app has revealed the number of active cases across south Essex. 

The app, which has 4,206,992 contributors across the country, states there are 61,878 actives cases across the UK.

Here are the figures for south Essex:

Southend
Number of app contributors: 3031

ACTIVE CASES PER MILLION PEOPLE (ESTIMATED): 831

NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES (ESTIMATED): 96

Basildon
Number of app contributors: 2828

ACTIVE CASES PER MILLION PEOPLE (ESTIMATED): 875

NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES (ESTIMATED): 98

Castle Point
Number of contributors: 1349

ACTIVE CASES PER MILLION PEOPLE (ESTIMATED): 602

NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES (ESTIMATED): 33

Rochford

Number of contributors: 1679

ACTIVE CASES PER MILLION PEOPLE (ESTIMATED): 715

NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES (ESTIMATED): 44

Thurrock

Number of contributors: 1547

ACTIVE CASES PER MILLION PEOPLE (ESTIMATED): 759

NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES (ESTIMATED): 63

To download the app and contribute your information daily, go to https://covid.joinzoe.com/data.