THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Herefordshire increased by 14 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 2,688 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Tuesday (December 15) in Herefordshire, up from 2,674 the same time on Monday.
The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 18,450 over the period, to 1,888,116.
Herefordshire's cases were among the 187,177 recorded across the West Midlands, a figure which rose by 1,573 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
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