Figures released today have shown that in the seven days up to the November 2, there have been 543 new cases of COVID-19 in Suffolk, which is an increase on the numbers in the previous week.

Babergh, which includes Hadleigh and neighbouring villages, had 83 new cases in a week, a rise in the district on the previous seven days, ahead of today's lockdown.

The rate of new weekly cases in Suffolk has increased and is now, at 72.40 cases per 100,000 people. This is below the rates for the East of England region (101.22 / 100,000) and for England as a whole (226.40 / 100,000).

In total, up to the 16th October, there have been 570 deaths in Suffolk where COVID-19 was recorded on the death certificate. There have been 2 COVID-19 related deaths in the last 7 days.

The estimated 'R' value for the East of England is between 1.2 and 1.4 which has decreased in the last week, but remains higher than the 'R' value for England (1.1 – 1.3).

Weekly Cases and Rates

COVID-19 cases are identified by taking specimens from people and sending them to laboratories around the UK to be tested. If the test is positive this is referred to as a lab-confirmed case.

In the week 26th October – 2nd November there were 543 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Suffolk. This is an increase on the previous week.