OFFICIAL figures show that three more cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Herefordshire.

Public Health England figures show that 84 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am Thursday morning (April 9) in Herefordshire, up from 81 the same time on Wednesday. A week before, there were 47 cases.

Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.

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Across the UK, 65,077 people had tested positive for coronavirus as of 9am on Thursday, up from 60,733 at the same point on Wednesday, Department of Health and Social Care figures show.

In total, 243,421 people had been tested, and, as of 5pm on Wednesday, 7,978 had died, including eight in Herefordshire.