Coronavirus latest: Dacorum records 17 new confirmed cases in 24 hours

Dacorum has recorded just 17 new positive Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours of data released this afternoon (February 17).

The total for the borough is now 7,961 according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

The incidence rate over the last 7 days has decreased from 105.3 per 100,000 to 99.5 per 100,000 population(the period represented is the 7 days ending February 12).

On February 10, the incidence rate was 167.3 per 100,000 population (the 7 days ending February 5).

Click here for a breakdown of where the confirmed cases were recorded seven days up to February 11.There have been 211 new cases in Hertfordshire, the total is now 72,821.

Here's a daily breakdown of the figures in Dacorum for the last seven days:

> February 10 - 24 cases

> February 11 - 12 cases

> February 12 - 46 cases

> February 13 - 18 cases

> February 14 - 11 cases

> February 15 - 24 cases

> February 16 - 14 cases.

According to Public Health England there were 189 confirmed COVID-19 patients in West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which manages hospitals in Watford, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans - on Tuesday, February 9, and 14 were on mechanical ventilation beds.

There have been two Covid-related deaths recorded in Dacorum, the total is now 303. There have been 22 deaths recorded in Hertfordshire, the total is now 2,332 - according to Public Health England (deaths within 28 days of positive test).

Nationally, the number of coronavirus cases has risen by 12,718 and now stands at 4,,071,185. The number of deaths has risen by 738 to 118,933.

As of February 16, in the UK, 15,940,972 people had received the first dose of the vaccination for COVID-19, and 558,577 had received their second dose.

Read: Here's how many vaccines have been administered in Hertfordshire and West Essex.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 Monday, February 15, and 5pm on Tuesday, February 16.

The figures come from the Government website which is available for the public to view here.

With coronavirus (COVID-19) cases rising rapidly in the UK, the Government announced a further period of national lockdown (Stay at Home), on Monday (4 January).

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

Read: These are the vaccination sites and services in Dacorum and HertfordshireRead: Coronavirus: The UK's cases, deaths and vaccines mapped