Coronavirus latest: Dacorum records over 70 new confirmed cases today

Dacorum and Hertfordshire now in 'very high' Tier 3
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There have been 74 new positive Covid-19 tests in Dacorum over the last 24 hours.

The total for the borough is now 2,723, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

There have been 703 new cases in Hertfordshire, the total is now 24,307.

There have been 74 new positive Covid-19 tests in Dacorum over the last 24 hoursThere have been 74 new positive Covid-19 tests in Dacorum over the last 24 hours
There have been 74 new positive Covid-19 tests in Dacorum over the last 24 hours

From this Saturday, December 19, Dacorum will be designated in the tier 3 (Very High alert) category by central government.

There were no new deaths recorded in Dacorum, the total is 118, but there were five new deaths in Hertfordshire, the total is now 1,054, according to Public Health England.

Nationally, the number of coronavirus cases has risen by 28,507 and now stands at 1,977,167.​ The figures for the number of patients recovered from Covid-19 have not been released by Public Health England.

The new figures are recorded between 5pm the previous day to 5pm.

Nationally, the number of deaths has risen by 489 to 66,541.

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