Covid cases rise in Loose and Coxheath and Tovil areas of Maidstone | Updated: 20:00, 09 February 2021 Covid-19 cases in an area of Maidstone where door step testing was carried out have increased by 244%. In the seven days leading to February 4, 31 cases were reported in the Loose and Coxheath area, which was up by 22 cases from the previous seven days. Officers deliver two kits in Mangravet Avenue, Maidstone during the door to door testing. Picture: Barry Goodwin This equates to 244%. Door-to-door coronavirus testing started in parts of Maidstone on February 2, and 9,633 kits were delivered to residents by a team from Kent Police, Kent Search and Rescue, Kent Fire and Rescue Service and Kent County Council (KCC).