Essex coronavirus: 52 new cases Covid-19 confirmed

In Thurrock, 12 new cases have been recorded.

Here's what it means

In Southend, the figures show 454 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am Monday morning, up from 444 the same time on Friday.

A week before, there were 415 cases.

It means cases have increased by 2 per cent over the weekend, higher than the rate of increase across the UK of 1 per cent.

In the Essex County Council area, the figures show 3,405 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am Monday morning, up from 3,375 the same time on Friday. A week before, there were 3,324 cases.

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It means cases have increased by 1 per cent over the weekend, on a par with the rate of increase across the UK.

In Thurrock, the figures show 382 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am Monday morning, up from 370 the same time on Friday. A week before, there were 360 cases.

It means cases have increased by 3 per cent over the weekend, higher than the rate of increase across the UK of 1 per cent.

They were among the 15,086 cases recorded across the East of England, a figure which rose by 123 over the period.