Ten more deaths across Wales, but new cases falling

A FURTHER 10 people have died with coronavirus in Wales according to latest figures from Public Health Wales.

The NHS trust confirmed on Tuesday that 351 more positive cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. It is the fewest cases reported in a 24-hour period since September 28 and it brings the total since the pandemic began to 197,021.

The number of people who have now died with Covid-19 in Wales within a month of receiving a positive test result has now reached 5,011.

The Wales infection rate is now 114.3 per 100,000 population for the seven days up to February 4, a decrease from 116.4 on Monday. It has not been this low since early October. However the infection rate is no longer falling as fast as it was for most of January.

PHW data shows 628,760 people have now received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine as of 10pm on Monday, up 24,784 on the figure published 24 hours earlier. Some 3,491 people have now received both of their vaccine jabs.

The total number of people who have received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine was 628,760 and the total number of people who have received a twodose course of Covid-19 vaccine was 3,491.

Wrexham is again the local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales with a seven-day rate of 235.4 cases per 100,000 population, up from 229.5 on Monday.

Flintshire is now back in second with a sevenday rate of 221 cases per 100,000 population, which is down from 231.9 on the day before.

Anglesey remains the third highest rate with 178.5 cases per 100,000.

Cardiff reported the most new cases in the latest 24-hour period with 37, followed by Wrexham with 34, Flintshire with 27, Swansea with 25 and Newport and Powys both with 21.

All other local authorities reported less than 20 cases including Conwy and Gwynedd with 17, RCT and Carmarthenshire with 16, Caerphilly with 14, Blaenau Gwent and Bridgend with 13, and Vale of Glamorgan, and

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Six locations recorded single-digit rises in new cases in the latest daily figures with Denbighshire and Merthyr Tydfil having seven, Monmouthshire and Torfaen having five, Ceredigion having three and Anglesey having just one.

Across Wales, the positivity rate of tests is down to 9.5% for the past seven-day period, which is below a key Welsh Government threshold for easing lockdown restrictions.

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Cases per 100,000 based on seven-day rolling average (Jan 29 to Feb 4) ■ Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Newport: 108 (Down from 115.1) Torfaen: 140.5 (Down from 142.6) Caerphilly: 117.1 (Down from 127.6) Monmouthshire: 77.2 (Down from 79.3) Blaenau Gwent: 90.2 (Down from 94.5) ■ Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Wrexham: 235.4 (Up from 229.5) Flintshire: 221 (Down from 231.9) Denbighshire: 97.2 (Up from 96.1) Gwynedd: 81.1 (Up from 77.9) Conwy: 116 (Up from 110.9) Anglesey: 178.5 (Up from 177) ■ Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Vale of Glamorgan: 119.8 (Down from 127.3) Cardiff: 99.8 (Up from 98.9) ■ Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Bridgend: 83.6 (Down from 89.8) Merthyr Tydfil: 116 (Up from 106.1) Rhondda Cynon Taf: 112.3 (Down from 114) ■ Hywel Dda University Health Board Carmarthenshire: 137.2 (Down from 139.9) Ceredigion: 59.2 (Up from 56.4) Pembrokeshire: 65.2 (Down from 69.9) ■ Powys Teaching Health Board Powys: 87.6 (Up from 84.6) ■ Swansea Bay University Health Board Neath Port Talbot: 89.3 (Down from 94.2) Swansea: 70.4 (Up from 70) ■ Wales total - 114.3 (Down from 116.4)