Coronavirus latest: Dacorum records 101 new cases today

Dacorum has recorded 101 new positive Covid-19 cases today (January 11).

The total for the borough is now 5,854, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

The incidence rate over the last 7 days is 641.6 per 100,000 population (the period represented is the 7 days ending January 6).

There have been 863 new cases in Hertfordshire, the total is now 53,852.

According to Public Health England there were 330 confirmed COVID-19 patients in West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which manages hospitals in Watford, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans - on Tuesday, January 5, and 18 were on mechanical ventilation beds.

There have been two new deaths recorded in Dacorum, the total is 172, and there have been seven new deaths in Hertfordshire, the total is now 1,376 - according to Public Health England (deaths within 28 days of positive test).

Nationally, the number of coronavirus cases has risen by 46,169 and now stands at 3,118,518. The number of deaths has risen by 529 to 81,960.

Owing to issues with Public Health Scotland Open Data API service, deaths by date of death for Scotland are missing, and the UK totals therefore exclude Scotland.

As of January 3, 1,296,432 people in the UK had received the first dose of the vaccination for COVID-19, and 21,313 had received their second dose. ​

The figures for the number of patients recovered from Covid-19 have not been released by Public Health England.

The new figures were recorded between 5pm on Saturday, January 9, and 5pm on Sunday, January 10.

The figures come from the Government website which is available for the public to view here.With coronavirus (COVID-19) cases rising rapidly, the Government has announced a further period of national lockdown (Stay at Home), which came into force at midnight on Monday (4 January). The rules in England will be reviewed on 15 February.

For the latest Government guidance visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home.

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