New coronavirus cases in the Anglia region at the lowest level for two months

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The daily increase in people being tested positive for Covid-19 in the Anglia region is the lowest since March.

According to Public Health England there were an additional 83 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours to 9am on Sunday. The total number of people confirmed as being infected is now 14,851 although scientists say many more will have had the disease with only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all.

Sunday's total was the lowest daily figure of new cases in the region since there were 56 on 25th March when the total number of cases was just over 500.

In terms of the percentage increase day-on-day, it was a rise of just 0.6%. That was the lowest proportionate rise since 12th March when there had been only 37 positive Covid-19 tests in the Eastern counties.

Weekend testing figures are sometimes lower than during the week because of a time lag in the reporting of data so it is possible the numbers will rise again.

The map shows the number of coronavirus cases confirmed by a positive test in each county in the Anglia region. Credit: Data from Public Health England

With a population of 1.8 million, Essex is the most populous county in the Anglia and it has seen the most coronavirus cases. The county, including Thurrock and Southend, has had more than 3,700 positive tests.

But relative to the population Essex has seen fewer cases than the England average. There are been 256 cases per 100,000 population across England - in Essex the figure is 204 per 100,000 people living there.

Bedfordshire is the only county in the Anglia region where the number of cases per head of population is above the national average.

The weekly total of new coronavirus virus cases in the Anglia region has been falling steadily for the past few weeks. Credit: Data from Public Health England

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the Anglia region by 9am on Sunday 17 May 2020

Data from Public Health England

  • Bedfordshire - 1,793 cases (268 cases per 100,000 population)

  • Cambridgeshire - 1,418 cases (166 cases per 100,000 population)

  • Essex - 3,730 cases (204 cases per 100,000 population)

  • Hertfordshire - 2,728 cases (230 cases per 100,000 population)

  • Milton Keynes - 506 cases (188 cases per 100,000 population)

  • Norfolk - 2,008 cases (222 cases per 100,000 population)

  • Northamptonshire - 1,281 cases (171 cases per 100,000 population)

  • Rutland - 32 cases (81 cases per 100,000 population)

  • Suffolk - 1,355 cases (178 cases per 100,000 population)

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 1% a day in the past week. Credit: Data from Public Health England