ANOTHER five people have tested positive for coronavirus in Herefordshire, official figures show.

A cumulative total of 6,830 people have now been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday (March 24) in Herefordshire, up from 6,825 the same time on Tuesday.

The online coronavirus dashboard from the Government shows 62 people had tested positive for Covid-19 over the past seven days.

The Government website says the last five days' data is incomplete, thought to be due to a delay in results being processed.

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Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 5,605 over the period, to 4,312,908.

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