A new map allows you to search by postcode and view current coronavirus cases in your area.

The new online tool allows you to tack the virus, revealing exactly where residents have tested positive for Covid-19.

The latest available data shows lab confirmed cases from between September 2 to September 8.

The map, which has a postcode search function, is divided into Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) which are geographical divisions used by the Office for National Statistics for local data.

This data reveals the exact number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in Epping Forest.

Here's a link to the map so you can search where you live.

Currently, Loughton north is the only part of the district which has lab-confirmed cases (3).

To put this into perspective, the worst hit area of the UK Kearsley and Stoneclough near Bolton has 33 cases.

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