Public Health England have confirmed that 53 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases of the virus recorded in the county to 5,821 since the start of the outbreak.

Last Thursday, 73 new cases of the virus were recorded in Herefordshire.

The UK has recorded 28,680 new cases of COVID-19 and 1,239 COVID-19 related deaths.