THERE have been 14 more cases of coronavirus diagnosed in the Stroud district.

There were 77 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Gloucestershire recorded on Monday, according to the latest Government data.

Stroud saw 14 new cases on Monday, with 580 people now having tested positive for the virus in the district.

Public Health England is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.