NO new coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded at the Wye Valley NHS Trust, the latest NHS England figures show.

NHS England figures show 56 people had died in hospital at Wye Valley NHS Trust as of 5pm on Wednesday (July 1), with the last death recorded on June 20.

As of 4pm on Wednesday, 464 coronavirus cases had been identified in Herefordshire.

Across the midlands, eight new deaths were announced, while a total of 37 were recorded across England.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the last 24 hours may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant