THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Herefordshire has increased by 17 in the last four days, official figures show.

Public Health England figures show that 6,889 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Saturday (April 3) in Herefordshire, up from 6,872 the same time on Tuesday.

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Over the last seven days, 47 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Herefordshire.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 3,432 over the period, to a cumulative total of 4,357,091 since the pandemic began.