BORIS Johnson has warned people living in Herefordshire not become complacent to coronavirus as he visited Hereford.

Since the start of the pandemic there has been 893 people test positive for Covid-19 as of 9am on Monday (August 10).

However the majority of cases recorded in the last four weeks have been at AS Green and Co in Mathon, the farm near Ledbury at the centre of a coroanvirus outbreak.

But today the Prime Minister warned the people of Herefordshire to not be complacent.

"I think there is a risk everywhere, around the whole world," Mr Johnson said while visiting Hereford County Hospital.

"Look at some countries which did absolutely brilliantly in the first phase of this thing have just seen they've had to go into further social distancing or lockdown measures.

"Look at what happening around the world, we cannot be complacent. We mustn't imagine that we are immune from this thing."

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Mr Johnson, who announced Wye Valley NHS Trust was in line for an additional £2million funding to prepare its A&E for the busy winter period, added across the UK too many people have died from the virus.

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Latest figures from NHS England show 29,425 have died at hospitals in England after testing positive for the virus.

As of 4pm on Monday, 57 people are known to have died at Wye Valley NHS Trust hospitals after testing positive for the virus, according to NHS England.

Some 127 people are known to have died in the county where coronavirus was mentioned on the death certificate. The Office for National Statistics data includes deaths which happened up to July 31 but were registered up to August 8.

"I've got great respect for the dynamism and the vigour of the people of Herefordshire, as everywhere, but people can get this thing," Mr Johsnon added.

"Most people won't suffer hardly any ill effects at all, the vast majority won't suffer hardly any ill effects, but some people do get it badly.

"Some people alas, as we've seen, lose their lives and too many people in this country have lost their lives in this country.

"We've just got to keep our discipline and our focus and ensure that we follow those basics rules which I've mentioned before but I'll mention them again; hands, face, space and get a test if you have symptoms.

"That is the single most important thing we can do, but in answer to your question, complacency is an issue and we do have to be wary of it."