Covid-19: Latest figures for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex
There have been nearly 1.8 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and more than 60,000 people have died, government figures show.
However, these figures include only people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus and other measures suggest the number of deaths is higher. England is now in a three-tier system with the Essex districts of Basildon, Brentwood, Harlow, Epping Forest, Castle Point, Rochford, Maldon, Braintree, Chelmsford, Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea moving into the highest tier restrictions from 00:01 GMT on Wednesday. It means people in those districts cannot mix indoors, in private gardens or in most outdoor venues, except with their household or bubble. Essex County Council said a second fast-testing centre has opened in Pitsea for those who do not have symptoms of Covid-19. Dr Mike Gogarty, Essex's director of public health, said "local NHS services are coming under strain as a result" of the high infection rate in parts of the county. Infection rates The case rate in Basildon was the third-highest in England in the week to 11 December and had risen week on week to almost 700 cases per 100,000 people. Thurrock had the 10th-highest rate with 506.5 cases per 100,000 people. Epping Forest and Brentwood are also in the top 20 for weekly case rates in England. Only four of Essex's 14 council districts are outside England's top 50 districts for case rates. In Norfolk, only North Norfolk and South Norfolk had a week-on-week fall in case rates. All districts in Suffolk had a week-on-week rise in case rates. Below is a table showing the rate of cases per 100,000 people across council districts in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk in the week to 11 December, and the figure at the same point a week ago. The table below shows how many people have tested positive for coronavirus in the week to 11 December by county, and the figure at the same point a week ago. The table below shows how many people have died from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. Click here for the latest figures for Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire. For a more detailed look at coronavirus where you live, use the BBC's postcode checker: Or you could use this interactive map to check your district: Coronavirus across the UK National public health bodies. Map made with Carto Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you have a story suggestion email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk .