COVID-19 cases remain on the rise in Herefordshire, with free testing set to come to an end for many at the start of April, as the Prime Minister’s ‘living with COVID-19’ plan continues to move forward.
Overall, in the seven day period ending 19th March, a total of 1,724 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Herefordshire. This is a rise of 29.1% on the previous seven day period, giving a COVID-19 infection rate in Herefordshire of 890.4 cases per 100,000 population.
Check the number of cases in your area – https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map
The increase in the number of cases is also being seen in hospital. On 22nd March, a total of 32 patients were recorded as having tested positive for COVID-19 at hospitals in Herefordshire. This is an increase on the previous week (15th March), when a total of 22 patients were recorded as testing positive for COVID-19.
From 1 April, the Government will:
- No longer provide free universal symptomatic and asymptomatic testing for the general public in England.
- Remove the health and safety requirement for every employer to explicitly consider COVID-19 in their risk assessments.
Free LFTs are being given out at the following pop-up sites until Herefordshire Council run out of stock*:
Friday 25 March
- Kington market, from 9:30am
- Market Fair, High Town, Hereford, from 10:30am
Saturday 26 March
- Co-op, Bobblestock, from 10:30am
