Public Health England have confirmed that a further nine cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the county to 1,540 since the outbreak started.

The nine new cases signals a fall in the number of cases compared to last Monday when 25 new cases of the virus were confirmed in Herefordshire.

The UK has reported 18,950 new cases of COVID-19. Last Monday, the UK reported 20,890 cases of COVID-19.