NHS England figures show 43 people had died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust as of 5pm on Saturday (May 10).

That was an increase of one compared with figures released on Friday, when there were 42.

The victims were among 4,495 deaths recorded across the Midlands, which is the second-worst affected of England's seven NHS regions after London.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the last 24 hours may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance says: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

Only deaths that happen in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.

Across England, the death toll hit 23,150 on Saturday, up by 178 on Friday.

Official figures show that 56 more cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Herefordshire since Thursday.

Public Health England figures show that 391 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Sunday morning (May 10) in Herefordshire, up from 335 the same time on Thursday.

They were among the 22,502 cases recorded across the Midlands, a figure which rose by 759 since Thursday.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.

Across the UK, 206,715 people had tested positive for coronavirus as of 9am on Thursday, up from 201,101 at the same point on Wednesday, Department of Health and Social Care figures show.

In total, 1,139,626 people had been tested, and, as of 5pm on Wednesday, 30,615 had died.

Across the UK, 219,183 people had tested positive for coronavirus as of 9am on Sunday, an increase of 3,923 from Saturday, Department of Health and Social Care figures show.

In total, 1,334,770 people had been tested, and, as of 5pm on Saturday, across all settings, 31,855 had died.