A number of areas of Herefordshire are now recording ‘very high’ COVID-19 infection rates, with cases following the national trend and rising across the county.
Latest data that was released by Public Health England earlier today shows that in the seven day period ending 16th March, a total of 1,631 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Herefordshire, giving a COVID-19 infection rate of 842.4 cases per 100,000 population. This is an increase of 50.7% in comparison to the previous seven day period.
The six areas of Herefordshire currently recording ‘very high’ levels of COVID-19 are as follows:
Ross-on-Wye – 112 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 999.6 cases per 100,000 population)
Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich – 105 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 868.1 cases per 100,000 population)
Kingstone & Kingsthorne – 100 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 878 cases per 100,000 population)
Fownhope, Tarrington & Marcle – 63 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 914.5 cases per 100,000 population)
Belmont, Madley & Clehonger – 58 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 846.6 cases per 100,000 population)
Credenhill, Weobley & Wellington – 109 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 1,127.8 cases per 100,000 population)
Lugwardine, Withington & Moreton on Lugg – 92 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 1,157.7 cases per 100,000 population)
Bromyard & Bishop’s Frome – 112 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 1,040.2 cases per 100,000 population)
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath – 54 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 931.2 cases per 100,000 population)
Hereford South – 83 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 848.3 cases per 100,000 population)
Hereford West – 64 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 885.6 cases per 100,000 population)
Hereford North East – 73 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 921.4 cases per 100,000 population)
Leominster South – 66 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 1,041.7 cases per 100,000 population)
Leominster North – 56 new cases (COVID-19 infection rate of 924.7 cases per 100,000 population)
In all honesty, cases are likely to be far higher than reported, with many people no longer regularly testing.
Source: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map/cases
