NHS England has confirmed that no further COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded at hospitals in Herefordshire, meaning that the total number of COVID-19 related deaths recorded at hospitals in Herefordshire since the start of the pandemic remains at 226.

Five new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of recorded cases in Herefordshire to 6,908 since the start of the pandemic. In the United Kingdom, a further 2,491 cases were confirmed.

40,496,685 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered in the United Kingdom. +388,808 doses in the latest 24hr period. 32,326,604 people have received their first dose, with 8,170,081 of those having a second dose (fully vaccinated).