Case of positive Covid tests have continued to drop in the Babergh district, which includes Hadleigh and thee surrounding villages.

Meanwhile, the Office for National Statistics data has shown the town recorded 136 deaths between September 2020 and March 2021.

This was 57 more than the average of 79 for the same period in the pre-pandemic years between 2015 and 2019.

In the week up to August 4 there have been 1,643 new cases of COVID-19 in Suffolk, with East Suffolk showing a rise in cases, with many linked to the Latitude Festival.

The underlying rate of new weekly cases in Suffolk is now at 203.7 cases per 100,000 people. This rate is below the rates for the East of England region (249.3 / 100,000) and below England as a whole (288.1 / 100,000).

In total, up to July 23, 2021, which is the latest data from ONS, there have been 1,587 deaths in Suffolk where COVID-19 was recorded on the death certificate.

There have been three COVID-19 related deaths in the seven days up to July 23.

The estimated 'R' value for the East of England is between 1.3 and 1.5. The estimated 'R' value for England as a whole is also 1.1 – 1.4.