The places currently worst impacted by coronavirus in south Essex have been revealed in a map.

The Government's coronavirus map has shown the worst affected areas.

In the seven days to January 9 Shoeburyness was the worst impacted area with 154 cases.

Victoria was second with 137 cases.

Felmore & Bowers Gifford, Canvey Island North West and Lee Chapel South & Kingswood were joint third with 125 cases.

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Here is how many cases areas in south Essex had:

  • Shoeburyness, 154
  • Victoria, 137
  • Felmore & Bowers Gifford, 125
  • Lee Chapel South & Kingswood, 125
  • Canvey Island North West, 125
  • Kursaal, 124
  • Westborough, 124
  • Barstable, 119
  • Blenheim Park, 114
  • Southend Central, 112
  • St Lukes, 112
  • Whitmore Way & Fremnells, 109
  • Basildon Central & Pipps Hill, 105
  • Canvey Island Leigh Beck, 104
  • Thundersley Glen, 104
  • Vange & Pitsea, 104
  • Chalvedon, 96
  • Canvey Island South West, 89
  • West Shoebury, 87
  • West Leigh, 87
  • Laindon East & Lee Chapel North, 86
  • Wickford South, 85
  • Canvey Island Winter Gardens, 85
  • Southchurch, 84
  • Chalkwell, 77
  • Great Wakering & Foulness, 77
  • Bursteads, 77
  • Canvey Island Newlands, 75
  • Rayleigh North West, 74
  • Stanford West, 74
  • Eastwood Park, 73
  • Langdon Hills, 73
  • Corringham North & London Gateway, 73
  • Leigh, 72
  • Benfleet North, 72
  • Benfleet Appleton, 72
  • Stanford East, 70
  • Hadleigh South, 69
  • Belfairs, 68
  • New Thundersley, 67
  • Orsett, Bulphan & Hordon-on-the-Hill, 63
  • Rayleigh South East, 61
  • Wickford Shotgate, 60
  • Rayleigh North East, 59
  • Hullbridge, 56
  • Thorpe Bay, 47
  • Rayleigh South West, 48
  • Wickford North East, 46
  • Wickford West, 44
  • Hadleigh North, 34

Thurrock Gazette: The Government map showing the infection rate across south EssexThe Government map showing the infection rate across south Essex

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The reproduction number, or R value, of coronavirus transmission across the UK is between 1.2 and 1.3, the Government Office for Science and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) said.

Last week, it was between 1 and 1.4.

R represents the average number of people each Covid-19 positive person goes on to infect.

When the figure is above 1, an outbreak can grow exponentially.

An R number between 1.2 and 1.3 means that, on average, every 10 people infected will infect between 12 and 13 other people.