Coronavirus latest: One new confirmed case in Dacorum

Hertfordshire has four new cases
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There has been one new confirmed case of coronavirus in Dacorum, the total for the borough is 510, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

There have been four new cases in Hertfordshire, there are now 4,208 cases in the county.

Previous data shared by Public Health England relied solely on Pillar 1 (testing from Public Health England and NHS Hospital Trusts), but as of Thursday, July 2, the information includes Pillar 2 (non-clinical and commercial testing).

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It has seen a radical overhaul of how coronavirus infection data is presented across the country, with hundreds of new cases emerging in individual authorities.

NHS England figures show 369 people have died in hospital (deaths of people who have had a positive test result) at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Of 23 trusts within the region, West Hertfordshire Hospitals trust, which manages hospitals in Hemel Hempstead, Watford and St Albans, has the highest death toll.

There have been 296,377 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.

The number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths has been recorded as 45,501 (deaths of people who have had a positive test result) - according to Public Health England.

The number of deaths are people who have had a positive test result confirmed by a Public Health or NHS laboratory.

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, July 20, and 5pm on Tuesday, July 21.

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