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Kent is making good progress in the long battle against coronavirus, with the rate of new cases plummeting in many parts of the county.
A map of the county based on the latest government figures shows many areas have recorded fewer than three new cases of Covid-19 in the seven days up to March 1. Areas showing white on the map fall into this category.
Many more areas are shown in light green, meaning they recorded fewer than 10 cases in the same seven day period.
The map breaks down coronavirus rates into smaller Middle Layer Super Output Areas, or MSOAs, which are usually linked by postcode. Specific data for MSOAs with fewer than three cases is not shown, to protect individuals' identities.
The areas of Kent falling into this category, according to figures released yesterday, are:
Allington
Ash & Wingham
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill
Bean, Darenth & Sutton at Hone
Beltinge & Bishopstone
Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden
Biggin Hill East & Cudham
Birchington
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University
Broadstairs North
Broadstairs South
Canterbury Central & Westgate
Canterbury St Stephen's
Capstone
Charing, Pluckley & Challock
Chestfield & South Tankerton
Cliffe
Darenth Valley
Ditton
Dover West
East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe
Edenbridge
Eythorne & Shepherdswell
Ferndale & Hawkenbury
Folkestone Harbour
Folkestone North East
Gillingham North East
Gillingham South East
Grove Green
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham
Hartley & Hodsoll Street
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst
Hempstead & Wigmore
Herne Bay Parade
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst
Higham and Shorne
Highfield & Willesborough
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne
Horsted
Kemsing & Otford
Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart Sutton
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough
Loose & Coxheath
Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
Lydd & Dungeness
Lyminge, Densole & Elham
Lympne & Palmarsh
Maidstone West
Nethercourt, Pegwell & Cliffsend
New Ash Green
New Romney
Parkwood East (Medway)
Pembury & Matfield
Rainham North East
Rainham South East
Riverview Park
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill
Seasalter
Settington (Medway)
Sevenoaks North
Sevenoaks Town & Weald
Sevenoaks West & Chevening
Sheerness East
Sheerness West
Sittingbourne East
Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar
Sittingbourne West
Sole Street & Vigo
South Canterbury
Southborough West
Sturry & Fordwich
Swanley South & Crockenhill
Tenterden & Rolvenden
Thanington & Chartham
Walderslade
Westerham & Brasted
Westgate
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone
Windmill Hall
The latest figures leave Kent with a rate of 42 cases per 100,000 people, against a pandemic high of 869 on January 4 this year and lower than the average rate for England of 73. The rate for Medway is 48.5 per 100,000 people, 135 new cases.
The 662 new cases in the county in the week to March 1 represent a fall of more than 30% on the previous seven-day period.
The figures come as thousands more receive their vaccines in Kent every week.
A total of 581,293, or 41%, of over 18s in the county have received at least one dose.
And the whole county is ahead of the curve, with 41% of over 18s vaccinated, compared to a national average of 38%.
There are now 29,578 people who have had both doses, up more than 3,000.
Figures suggest by mid May at the current rate of vaccination all adults in Kent could be jabbed.
Previously the government set a goal of vaccinating the top four priority age groups in the country by the middle of this month, a target they reached.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has now set his sights higher and vowed to offer every adult over 50 a jab by mid April and every adult one by the autumn.
