Ward at County Hospital closed due to patients testing positive for Covid-19

A ward at Hereford County Hospital has been closed due to a small number of patients testing positive for coronavirus.

The Wye Valley NHS Trust confirmed a number of patients on Arrow Ward had been put into isolation.

A spokesperson said: "Arrow Ward, a respiratory and cardiac medicine ward, was temporarily closed to visitors, with close contacts of confirmed cases traced."

"These patients are being cared for in isolation and Covid-19 testing for all inpatients on this ward has been carried out."

"Patient safety is paramount and the Trust has stringent infection prevention and control measures in place to help minimise the transmission of this virus within its hospitals."

"The trust has tried and tested plans in place and our hospital is set up to care for coronavirus patients."