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Coronavirus in Hertfordshire recap: Lockdown extended by three weeks

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  • Today, 13 more deaths were announced in Hertfordshire - 10 of them were from West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust.
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  • And as of yesterday, there has been a total of 1,552 infections in Hertfordshire.
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  • The Government is set to extend the coronavirus lockdown amid renewed warnings that it is still too soon to start easing the restrictions.
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  • Ministers are expected to agree a further three weeks of social distancing controls, amid signs the epidemic in the UK is beginning to peak.
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  • Yesterday, England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said that while the UK was "probably" reaching the peak of the epidemic, the high numbers of deaths were expected to continue for a "short while" to come.
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