Public Health England have confirmed that 44 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases of the virus recorded in the county to 5,677 since the start of the outbreak.

Last Sunday, 72 new cases of the virus were recorded in Herefordshire.

The UK has recorded 30,004 new cases of COVID-19 and 610 COVID-19 related deaths.