HOSPITALS in Herefordshire are not treating any coronavirus patients for the first time since September, the NHS has said.

The Wye Valley NHS Trust, which runs Hereford County Hospital, was not caring for any patients in hospital with Covid-19 as of Tuesday.

The NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on April 6 was down from two on the same day the week before.

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There have been no Covid-19 patients at the county's hospitals since April 2.

The last time there were no coronavirus patients at the Wye Valley NHS Trust was on September 20.

The numbers have been gradually falling since a peak of 117 on January 19.

The figures, published on Thursday, also reveal no patients have need mechanical ventilation since March 15.