COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise in Herefordshire, but this is partly due to the five day lag in data. The positive news this morning is that Herefordshire appears to have passed the peak of new daily cases. The source of the graph below is from gov.uk/coronavirus and it shows the number of daily new cases in Herefordshire over recent week. You can find the full graph plus other data at Cases | Coronavirus in the UK (data.gov.uk)

COVID-19 INFECTION RATES IN HEREFORDSHIRE (DATA FOR THE SEVEN DAYS UP TO AND INCLUDING 9TH JANUARY)

HEREFORD SOUTH – 53 new cases (Infection rate of 542 cases per 100,000 population)

HEREFORD SOUTH WEST – 29 new cases (Infection rate of 350.7 cases per 100,000 population)

ROSS-ON-WYE – 27 new cases (Infection rate of 238.7 cases per 100,000 population)

PENYARD, LLANGARRON & GOODRICH – 37 new cases (Infection rate of 306.8 cases per 100,000 population)

GOLDEN VALLEY â€“ 12 new cases (Infection rate of 192.1 cases per 100,000 population)

BROMYARD & BISHOPS FROME – 61 new cases (Infection rate of 566.5 cases per 100,000 population)

LUGWARDINE, WITHINGTON & MORETON-ON-LUGG – 36 new cases (Infection rate of 469.3 cases per 100,000 population)

FOWNHOPE, TARRINGTON & MARCLE – 19 new cases (Infection rate of 277 cases per 100,000 population)

HEREFORD EAST – 29 new cases (Infection rate of 484.1 cases per 100,000 population)

HEREFORD CENTRAL – 57 new cases (Infection rate of 566.2 cases per 100,000 population)

BELMONT, MADLEY & CLEHONGER – 23 new cases (Infection rate of 339.3 cases per 100,000 population)

HEREFORD WEST – 32 new cases (Infection rate of 446.1 cases per 100,000 population)

HEREFORD NORTH WEST â€“ 48 new cases (Infection rate of 516.5 cases per 100,000 population)

HEREFORD NORTH EAST – 41 new cases (Infection rate of 529 cases per 100,000 population)

KINGSTONE & KINGSTHORNE – 25 new cases (Infection rate of 221.8 cases per 100,000 population)

CREDENHILL, WEOBLEY & WELLINGTON – 47 new cases (Infection rate of 489.1 cases per 100,000 population)

KINGTON, EARDISLEY & STAUNTON – 10 new cases (Infection rate of 121.6 cases per 100,000 population)

LEDBURY – 17 new cases (Infection rate of 169.1 cases per 100,000 population)

COLWALL, CRADLEY & WELLINGTON HEATH – 19 new cases (Infection rate of 326 cases per 100,000 population)

SHOBDON, LUSTON & BODENHAM – 41 new cases (Infection rate of 459.2 cases per 100,000 population)

LEOMINSTER SOUTH – 37 new cases (Infection rate of 587.7 cases per 100,000 population)

LEOMINSTER NORTH – 18 new cases (Infection rate of 294.8 cases per 100,000 population)

WIGMORE, ORLETON & BRIMFIELD – 21 new cases (Infection rate of 324.9 cases per 100,000 population)

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