The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Thurrock increased by 102 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 15,376 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Tuesday (January 19) in Thurrock, up from 15,274 the same time on Monday.

The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.

The rate of infection in Thurrock now stands at 8,820 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the England average of 5,370.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 33,355 over the period, to 3,466,849.

Thurrock's cases were among the 304,155 recorded across the East of England, a figure which rose by 3,556 over the period.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.