ANOTHER 29 coronavirus cases have been reported in Herefordshire, the latest official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 1,628 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Thursday (November 5) in Herefordshire, up from 1,599 the same time on Wednesday.

Since last Thursday, cases have risen by 157 from 1,471.

The graph below shows the number of cases in Herefordshire by date of test, and not the day when the cases were published by PHE. There can be a few days while waiting for tests results to be returned from laboratories.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 24,141 over the period, to 1,123,197.

Herefordshire's cases were among the 101,648 recorded across the West Midlands, a figure which rose by 2,380 over the period.

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

Seperate figures published by NHS England show as of 4pm on Wednesday (November 4) 65 people have died at the Wye Valley NHS Trust after testing positive for coronavirus.

This is the same number as the previous day.

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Across the UK, A further 236 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 33,873, NHS England said on Thursday.

Patients were aged between 27 and 99. All except 18, aged between 48 and 96, had known underlying health conditions.

The deaths were between October 23 and November 4.

Twelve other deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.

It comes as the latest weekly surveillance report from Public Health England shows Covid-19 case rates in England are rising for all age groups aged 40 and over.

Rates among 40 to 49-year-olds stood at 279.0 cases per 100,000 people in the week to November 1, up from 271.1 in the previous week.

Among 50 to 59-year olds the rate rose from 257.2 to 265.8, for 60 to 69-year-olds it increased from 173.3 to 183.1, and for 70 to 79-year-olds it rose slightly from 119.8 to 120.1.

For those aged 80 and over, the rate increased from 173.3 to 177.4.

Rates are falling among younger age groups, though the highest rate of any age group continues to be for 20 to 29-year-olds, which stood at 333.6 in the week to November 1, down from 356.4.