Coronavirus latest: Dacorum records 72 new confirmed cases over the weekend

There have been 72 new positive Covid-19 tests in Dacorum over the weekend, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

The total for the borough is now 2,140. On Saturday, the figures rose by 39 and there were 33 new cases yesterday.

The incidence rate over the last 7 days is 98.2 cases per 100,000 population (the period represented is the 7 days ending 5 days before December 6).

There have been 19,040 cases in Hertfordshire.

There was one new recorded death in Dacorum, the total is 115. There were eight new deaths in Hertfordshire, the total is now 1,016, according to Public Health England.

There have been 1,723,242 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.

The latest R number is estimated at 0.8 to 1 with a daily infection growth rate range of -3% to -1% as of December 4.

The number of Covid-19 associated UK deaths has been recorded as 61,245, according to Public Health England.

Nationally, the death toll has been 'recalculated' by officials. The new count is based on a new definition of who has died from Covid-19.

Previously, people in England who died at any stage following a positive test, regardless of the cause of their death, were counted in the figures.

However, there is now a cut off point of 28 days from the first laboratory-confirmed positive COVID test.

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

The figures come from the Government website which is available for the public to view here.Dacorum is in tier two (high alert) along with the rest of Hertfordshire. This means that:

> You can go to the shops, gyms, libraries, places of worship and hairdressers/beauty services

> You can go out for a meal with members of your household

> You can meet with a group of up to six people outdoors

> You can now attend indoor and outdoor public events.