Covid-19 latest: here’s how many new cases have been recorded in Dacorum over the weekend

Dacorum has recorded 546 new positive Covid-19 cases over the weekend.

The total for the borough is now 25,783 according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

On Saturday, 304 new cases were recorded and 242 cases were recorded yesterday (Sunday).

The incidence rate over the last 7 days is 802.2 per 100,000 (the period represented is the 7 days ending December 14).

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

> December 13 - 176 cases

> December 14 - 176 cases

> December 15 - 231 cases

> December 16 - 290 cases

> December 17 - 312 cases

> December 18 - 304 cases

> December 19 - 242 cases

According to Public Health England there were 34 confirmed Covid-19 patients in West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust - which manages hospitals in Watford, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans - on Tuesday, December 14, and six patients were on a mechanical ventilation bed.

There were no new Covid-related deaths recorded in Dacorum. The total is 364, according to Public Health England (deaths within 28 days of positive test).

In the UK, the number of coronavirus cases has risen to 11,361,387 and the number of deaths has risen to 147,218.

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.