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
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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.
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