Press release from John Kyrle High School: JKHS welcomed staff from Taurus Healthcare, the GP Federation for Herefordshire who have been working with all GP surgeries in the county and other healthcare partners to deliver a successful COVID vaccination programme. The...
Lady Hawkins School in Herefordshire will close early for the October half term, to give a ten day 'fire break' to slow the spread of COVID-19. A letter sent to parents said: Dear Parent / Carer, COVID-19 Testing - We have recently been aware of rising cases of...
Latest data released by NHS England has indicated that there has been an increase in the number of patients with COVID-19 at hospital in Herefordshire (Wye Valley NHS Trust). Data shows that as of 12th October (Tuesday), a total of 23 patients had COVID-19 at hospital...
COVID-19 infection rates in Herefordshire are continuing to fall, despite an increase in recent days in cases being recorded in the United Kingdom. The COVID-19 infection rate for the seven day period ending 8th October in Herefordshire was 455 cases per 100,000...
COVID-19 infection rates continue to show signs of a fall in Herefordshire, but infection rates are once again on the rise in many parts of the United Kingdom. In the seven day period ending 7th October, a total of 898 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in...
Anyone taking notice of COVID-19 infection rates over recent weeks will have noticed that at the end of September, Herefordshire had one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the United Kingdom, where as neighbouring Gloucestershire had one of the lowest...
Herefordshire's COVID-19 infection rate is declining and the number of cases being recorded in school aged children in the county is falling at a steady rate. In the seven day period ending 4th October, Herefordshire recorded a total of 948 new cases. This is a...
Wigmore High School headteacher Dr Rob Patterson has issued an update to parents and said that the school continues to record a 'high number' of COVID-19 cases, but fortunately, cases numbers appear to have stopped rising. In a letter to parents, Dr Rob Patterson...
The number of people with COVID-19 at hospital in Herefordshire has risen to 20, latest data released by NHS England earlier today revealed. The data released by NHS England shows that on the 5th October, a total of 20 patients had COVID-19 at hospital in...
Case rates of COVID-19 in the county are particularly high at the moment, especially among young people, so it is vital that everyone continues to follow the key safety advice. This includes: Wearing a face mask and keeping your distance from people, especially in...
Five areas of Herefordshire continue to have 'very high' levels of COVID-19 infection, with infection rates in these areas above 800 cases per 100,000 population. However, the sharp increase in new cases in Herefordshire appears to be stabilising, with 1207 new cases...
COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalisations are all showing positive signs, which each trending downwards in latest data released by Public Health England. On Monday, a further 35,077 positive cases of COVID-19 were identified, meaning that a total of 239,122 cases...
There are signs that a recent sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Herefordshire may be subsiding, with a slight fall in the infection rate of 10-14 year-olds being recorded. For the seven day period ending 28th September, the COVID-19 infection rate in 10-14 year-olds in...
Herefordshire Council says that it is 'more important than ever' to regularly test for COVID-19, with cases continue to rise across the county. https://twitter.com/HfdsCouncil/status/1444625898754428929?s=20 Cases in Herefordshire continue to significantly rise, with...
Kingstone High School in Herefordshire will reopen tomorrow following a short term closure after a significant number of staff and students tested positive for COVID-19. A letter sent to parents before the weekend said: Dear Parents and Carers, First of all, may I...
Kingstone High School in Herefordshire will re-open on Monday 4th October, after COVID-19 cases subsided following a week long closure. The closure was confirmed at the start of the week after a significant number of staff and students tested positive for COVID-19. An...
A headteacher at a secondary school in Herefordshire is currently self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. Dr Rob Patterson (Executive Headteacher) at Wigmore Academy Trust explained to parents in a letter that he was self-isolating after testing positive...
Over the past few days we've heard a lot of news about the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Herefordshire, with Herefordshire's COVID-19 infection rate rising sharply to above 600 cases per 100,000 population in the seven day period ending 25th September. It's more...
1,203 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Herefordshire in a recent seven day period. Data released by Public Health England shows that in the seven day period ending 25th September, a total of 1,203 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the county. This is an...
COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise in Herefordshire, with Herefordshire Council taking to social media to remind residents to take measures to prevent the spread of the virus. A number of schools in Herefordshire have asked staff and students to wear masks,...