ANOTHER 68 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Herefordshire, the latest official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 5,304 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Tuesday (January 19) in Herefordshire.

That's up from 5,236 the same time on Monday, with 609 cases found in the last seven days.

Compared to the previous week, that number is down by 120.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 33,355 over the period, to 3,466,849.

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

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Separate figures from NHS England showed that one more patient had died at the Wye Valley NHS Trust.

The figures, up to 4pm on January 18, show that 131 patients had now died at the Trust after a positive Covid-19 test result.

Across the UK, the Government said a further 1,610 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, taking the total to 91,470.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 108,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.

Public Health England also said a total of 4,266,577 people in the UK have received the first dose of a vaccine, a rise of 204,076 on Monday’s figures.