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.

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