Later this afternoon the government will announcement a number of changes to the tier system in England, with a large number of areas expected to be placed under stricter restrictions to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Yesterday, a record 53,000+ cases were recorded in the United Kingdom, with 84 recorded in Herefordshire.
Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate rise has slowed over recent days with the overall infection rate in the county now at 195 cases per 100,000 population in data up until 26th December, this is DOWN on the 198.1 cases per 100,000 population recorded in data up until 23rd December.
HEREFORD SOUTH – 19 new cases (Infection rate of 194.3 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD SOUTH WEST – 10 new cases (Infection rate of 120.9 cases per 100,000 population)
ROSS-ON-WYE – 19 new cases (Infection rate of 168 cases per 100,000 population)
PENYARD, LLANGARRON & GOODRICH – 29 new cases (Infection rate of 240.5 cases per 100,000 population)
GOLDEN VALLEY – 12 new cases (Infection rate of 192.1 cases per 100,000 population)
FOWNHOPE, TARRINGTON & MARCLE – 10 new cases (Infection rate of 145.8 cases per 100,000 population)
LEDBURY – 9 new cases (Infection rate of 89.5 cases per 100,000 population)
COLWALL, CRADLEY & WELLINGTON HEATH – Fewer than 3 new cases (Infection rate of – cases per 100,000 population)
BROMYARD & BISHOPS FROME – 25 new cases (Infection rate of 232.2 cases per 100,000 population)
LUGWARDINE, WITHINGTON & MORETON-ON-LUGG – 13 new cases (Infection rate of 169.5 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD EAST – 12 new cases (Infection rate of 200.3 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD CENTRAL – 23 new cases (Infection rate of 228.4 cases per 100,000 population)
BELMONT, MADLEY & CLEHONGER – 15 new cases (Infection rate of 221.3 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD WEST – 14 new cases (Infection rate of 195.1 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD NORTH WEST – 33 new cases (Infection rate of 355.1 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD NORTH EAST – 47 new cases (Infection rate of 606.5 cases per 100,000 population)
KINGSTONE & KINGSTHORNE – 21 new cases (Infection rate of 186.4 cases per 100,000 population)
CREDENHILL, WEOBLEY & WELLINGTON – 12 new cases (Infection rate of 124.9 cases per 100,000 population)
KINGTON, EARDISLEY & STAUNTON – 10 new cases (Infection rate of 121.6 cases per 100,000 population)
SHOBDON, LUSTON & BODENHAM – 16 new cases (Infection rate of 179.2 cases per 100,000 population)
LEOMINSTER SOUTH – 7 new cases (Infection rate of 111.2 cases per 100,000 population)
LEOMINSTER NORTH – 10 new cases (Infection rate of 163.8 cases per 100,000 population)
WIGMORE, ORLETON & BRIMFIELD – 8 new cases (Infection rate of 123.8 cases per 100,000 population)
