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Coronavirus in Hertfordshire recap: Key workers can book tests online

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  • Key workers can book coronavirus tests online from today, health secretary Matt Hancock announced in the press briefing.
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  • He also said the criteria for who can be tested has been dramatically expanded as he sought to meet the target of 100,000 tests a day by the end of the month.
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  • Yesterday, we reported that a coronavirus testing centre for hospital staff and their family members had opened at Watford General Hospital.
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  • Today, Public Health England announced 20 more Covid-19 deaths at West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust - bringing the trust's death toll to 206.
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  • Across Hertfordshire, there have been 25 more deaths in hospitals, bringing the total to 316. There have been 1,996 confirmed cases in the county.
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