Herefordshire’s COVID-19 infection rate remains lower than surrounding counties, but there are signs that case numbers could be set to rise again over the coming days.
Data released by Public Health England has shown that in the seven day period ending 30th November, Herefordshire continued to have one of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in England & Wales, with surrounding counties seeing infection rates higher than those seen in Herefordshire, but there are signs that the current low levels of infection in Herefordshire could be about to start rising again.
In the seven day period ending 30th November, the COVID-19 infection rate in Herefordshire was 351.7 cases per 100,000 population. This is down by 9.8% on the previous seven day period. This is good and welcome news, but over recent days, more than 100 new cases of the virus have been recorded for three consecutive days in Herefordshire, indicating that the infection rate is likely to rise once again as we head further into this month.
However, elsewhere, COVID-19 infection rates are higher, with Worcestershire (487.7 cases per 100,000 population), Shropshire (518.1 cases per 100,000 population), Powys (457 cases per 100,000 population), Monmouthshire (465.5 cases per 100,000 population) and Gloucestershire (544.9 cases per 100,000 population) all recording higher COVID-19 infection rates than Herefordshire.
Currently the Ross-on-Wye area of Herefordshire is recording the highest COVID-19 infection rate in the county. Data from Public Health England shows that in the seven day period ending 30th November, the COVID-19 infection rate in the Ross-on-Wye area was 651.5 cases per 100,000 population.
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