A district in Kent has the third highest infection rate for coronavirus in England, government figures have revealed.

Ashford's rate is nearly double that of the county as a whole - which stands at 271.2 cases per 100,000 people.

At least 637 people in the district have been hit with the virus at a rate of 492.7 per 100,000.

But other parts of the county are also in the top 20.

Thanet recorded an infection rate of 400.5 cases per 100,000 - with Dartford just behind at 400.1.

Cliftonville West in Thanet recorded a total of 13 deaths related to Covid-19 between March 1 and April 17, the highest number in the county.

Cramped living conditions and people ignoring lockdown restrictions were blamed for it becoming a coronavirus fatality hotspot.

In comparison, Kent's lowest rate was in Tunbridge Wells at 137.2.

Here is the full list of the county's coronavirus rate of cases per 100,000 people:

• Ashford - 492.7
• Thanet - 400.5
• Dartford - 400.1
• Folkestone and Hythe - 291.4
• Dover - 271.9
• Canterbury - 266.2
• Medway - 254.1
• Gravesham - 240.6
• Maidstone - 237.1
• Swale - 198.0
• Sevenoaks - 175.4
• Tonbridge and Malling - 153.2
• Tunbridge Wells - 137.2

Kent has suffered at least 4,254 coronavirus cases and Medway has recorded 706.

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