Latest figures for COVID-19 positive cases in Dacorum

There have been three new positive Covid-19 tests in Dacorum in the last 24 hours, the total for the borough is now 686, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

There were 44 new cases in Hertfordshire, the total is now 5,719.

The total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic of people who had a positive test result for COVID-19 and died within 28 days of the first positive test in Dacorum is 94, in Hertfordshire there have been 853 deaths.

There have been 423,236 lab-confirmed cases in the UK, rising by 6,874.

The number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths has been recorded as 41,936, rising by 34, - according to Public Health England.

Due to a power outage at National Records of Scotland Public Health England has not been able to update the deaths figures for Scotland. Today's deaths figure does not include Scotland.

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 new figures were recorded between 5pm on Wednesday, September 23, and Thursday, September 24.

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