More than 250 new coronavirus cases detected in the Anglia region

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The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Anglia region has passed 12,000 since the start of the pandemic.

There were a further 258 positive tests in the region on Friday, an increase of 2% on the previous day. The total is 12,019.

In the past fortnight, the rise in confirmed cases has halved. Last week, the average daily rise in positive Covid-19 tests in the Anglia region was 2% and the previous week it had been 4%.

However there are still parts of the region where the number of new cases is growing faster than in other areas.

There was a 10% daily rise in cases on Friday in Peterborough, contributing to an overall 6% rise in Cambridgeshire. Bedfordshire also saw a 4% rise in new cases between Thursday and Friday.

The map shows the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in each county in the Anglia region since the start of the pandemic. Credit: Data from Public Health England

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region by 9am on Friday 1 May 2020

Data from Public Health England

  • Bedfordshire - 1,560 cases (up 58 since yesterday)

  • Cambridgeshire - 999 cases (up 53 since yesterday)

  • Essex - 3,112 cases (up 37 since yesterday)

  • Hertfordshire - 2,271 cases (up 28 since yesterday)

  • Milton Keynes - 451 cases (up 3 since yesterday)

  • Norfolk - 1,524 cases (up 17 since yesterday)

  • Northamptonshire - 1,036 cases (up 17 since yesterday)

  • Rutland - 20 cases (unchanged since yesterday)

  • Suffolk - 1,046 cases (up 19 since yesterday)

The Bedfordshire figures are the local authorities of Bedford, Luton and Central Bedfordshire combined. Cambridgeshire includes Peterborough and Essex includes Southend and Thurrock.

The number of new coronavirus cases in the Anglia region has been increasing by about 2% a day in the past week. Credit: Data from Public Health England

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