ALMOST 50 people have now tested positive for coronavirus in Herefordshire as a further seven cases have been confirmed.

Public Health England figures show that 47 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am Thursday morning (April 2) in Herefordshire, up from 40 the same time on Tuesday. A week before, there were 21 cases.

As people who are self-isolating with mild symptoms are not being tested, many cases may not be detected.

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It comes as national figures show a further 569 people with coronavirus have died in the UK, the Department of Health has confirmed.

READ MORE: Almost 3,000 deaths reported in the UK

As of 9am this morning, a total of 163,194 people have been tested of which 33,718 tested positive.

As of 5pm on April 1, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 2,921 have sadly died.

This number includes three people who have died at Hereford County Hospital.

READ MORE: Two more deaths from Covid-19 at Hereford County Hospital