Southend is now recording more than 100 new cases of Covid-19 per week, the latest figures show.

The borough continues to see a rise in infections, with the rate now hitting 57.3 cases per 100,000 people – the highest it has been since February 24.

It means the number of new cases has quadrupled since the start of June, when the infection rate was as low as 13.7.

Both Chalkwell and Blenhiem have the highest localised rates of infection in Southend, with both now above 100.

Here are all the areas in the borough where cases are rising:

Chalkwell – 14 cases (up 12 on last week)

Infection rate of 133.1

Blenheim Park – 12 cases (up 5 on last week)

Infection rate of 107.7

Kursaal – 10 cases (up 8 on last week)

Infection rate of 81

Victoria – 9 cases (up 1 on last week)

Infection rate of 69.8

West Leigh – 9 cases (up 5 on last week)

Infection rate of 95.3

Leigh – 8 cases (up 5 on last week)

Infection rate of 76.4

Belfairs – 7 cases (up 2 on last week)

Infection rate of 72.7

St Lukes – 6 cases (up 2 on last week)

Infection rate of 53

Westborough - 5 cases (up 3 on last week)

Infection rate of 44.7

Thorpe Bay – 4 cases (up 1 on last week)

Infection rate of 43.1

Echo: The latest hotspots map for Southend showing infection/ case rates in each areaThe latest hotspots map for Southend showing infection/ case rates in each area

Only Southchurch saw a drop in infections (down four to three) in the week ending June 23.

It comes as the number of new cases of Covid-19 reported each day in the UK has risen to the highest level since late January, new figures show.

A total of 22,868 cases were reported by the Government on Monday, the highest daily rise since January 30 when there were 23,275 cases reported.

Public Health England said the latest figure for new cases included some which had not been included in Sunday’s figures due to a technical issue.

The Government also said that a further three people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday.

In comparison on January 30, during the second wave and when the vaccination uptake was a lot lower, there were 1,200 deaths reported.

The seven-day rolling average for reported cases currently stands at 16,612 – up 70% from the 9,778 a week ago and the highest since February 9.

Of the 315 local authorities in England, 291 (92%) have seen a rise in rates and 24 (8%) have seen a fall.

Despite a rise in cases in south Essex, the latest hospital data shows there are only eight Covid patients being treated across Southend, Basildon and Broomfield Hospitals.