COVID-19 infection rates in many parts of Herefordshire are rapidly rising, in data for the week ending 1st January. The biggest concern is that in recent days, Herefordshire has recorded even higher numbers of new cases and therefore as we head further into January, the already rapidly rising infection rate is only going to rise even further.
Many rural areas seem to be missing the worst of things but infection rates in Hereford, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye really are rising at a worrying rate. One part of Hereford has an infection rate of above 700 cases per 100,000 population, that is among the highest rates in the West Midlands.
COVID-19 INFECTION RATES IN HEREFORDSHIRE: (DATA FOR THE 7 DAYS ENDING 1ST JANUARY)
Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate continues to rise, with data up until the 1st January 2021 showing an infection rate of 311.2 cases per 100,000 population, that’s UP on data up until the 25th December that showed an infection rate of 182.1 cases per 100,000 population.
HEREFORD SOUTH – 47 new cases (Infection rate of 480.6 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD SOUTH WEST – 26 new cases (Infection rate of 314.4 cases per 100,000 population)
ROSS-ON-WYE – 34 new cases (Infection rate of 300.6 cases per 100,000 population)
PENYARD, LLANGARRON & GOODRICH – 30 new cases (Infection rate of 248.8 cases per 100,000 population)
GOLDEN VALLEY – 8 new cases (Infection rate of 128.1 cases per 100,000 population)
BROMYARD & BISHOPS FROME – 34 new cases (Infection rate of 315.8 cases per 100,000 population)
LUGWARDINE, WITHINGTON & MORETON-ON-LUGG – 19 new cases (Infection rate of 247.7 cases per 100,000 population)
FOWNHOPE, TARRINGTON & MARCLE – 23 new cases (Infection rate of 335.3 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD EAST – 33 new cases (Infection rate of 550.8 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD CENTRAL – 55 new cases (Infection rate of 546.3 cases per 100,000 population)
BELMONT, MADLEY & CLEHONGER – 23 new cases (Infection rate of 339.3 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD WEST – 28 new cases (Infection rate of 390.3 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD NORTH WEST – 26 new cases (Infection rate of 279.8 cases per 100,000 population)
HEREFORD NORTH EAST – 55 new cases (Infection rate of 709.7 cases per 100,000 population)
KINGSTONE & KINGSTHORNE – 22 new cases (Infection rate of 195.2 cases per 100,000 population)
CREDENHILL, WEOBLEY & WELLINGTON – 23 new cases (Infection rate of 239.3 cases per 100,000 population)
KINGTON, EARDISLEY & STAUNTON – 4 new cases (Infection rate of 48.6 cases per 100,000 population)
SHOBDON, LUSTON & BODENHAM – 16 new cases (Infection rate of 179.2 cases per 100,000 population)
LEOMINSTER SOUTH – 29 new cases (Infection rate of 460.6 cases per 100,000 population)
LEOMINSTER NORTH – 22 new cases (Infection rate of 360.4 cases per 100,000 population)
WIGMORE, ORLETON & BRIMFIELD – 16 new cases (Infection rate of 247.5 cases per 100,000 population)
