Latest data from Public Health England shows that a further 82 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of cases of the virus confirmed in the county since the start of the pandemic to 8,358.

The UK has recorded 39,950 new cases and 19 further deaths.

Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate has also risen, with data for the seven days up to an including 14th July showing an infection rate of 194.5 cases per 100,000 population.