New data reveals city’s hotspots as some areas have higher cases For virus of Covid
NEW data released by the Welsh Government and Public Health Wales has revealed the parts of Swansea with the highest levels of coronavirus cases.
The hyperlocal data shows the number of cases relative to population, and it reveals that there are parts of Swansea that currently have levels of Covid-19 above 400 cases per 100,000.
According to data on the Public Health Wales website on the morning of Thursday, October 22, the five areas of Swansea with the highest seven-day rolling average are (the figures are for a rolling seven-day period from
October 12-18 and are rounded up to the nearest whole number): ■ Sketty - 409 ■ Uplands - 309 ■ Bonymaen - 266 ■ Brynmill - 246 ■ Morriston North - 226
What does this data mean?
It is important to remember that this data is volatile because it covers such small areas. Where an area has a very small population, even one positive case can push the cases per 100,000 figure up significantly.
Therefore, it’s important to be cautious from drawing too many conclusions directly from the information.
Infection rate per 100,000 by ward in Swansea (this is over a sevenday rolling period from October 12-18, rounded up to the nearest whole number; data is correct as of the morning of Thursday, October 22): ■ Sketty - 409 ■ Uplands - 309 ■ Bonymaen - 266 ■ Brynmill - 246
■ Morriston North - 226 ■ Cwmbwrla - 217 ■ Birchgrove - 198 ■ Dunvant and Upper Killay - 196 ■ Ravenhill - 190 ■ Llansamlet - 185
■ Morriston South - 184 ■ Cockett - 179 ■ Tycoch - 171 ■ Landore - 165 ■ Pontarddulais - 165 ■ St Thomas - 145 ■ Killay - 140
■ Mayals & Bishopston - 138 ■ Penderry - 135 ■ Central Swansea - 126 ■ Townhill - 122 ■ Llangyfelach & Tircoed - 119 ■ Loughor - 115 ■ Gorseinon - 113
■ Mynyddbach - 110 ■ Llanmorlais & Three Crosses - 99 ■ Clydach & Mawr - 94 ■ West Cross - 77 ■ Mumbles & Newton - 68 ■ Gowerton - 45 ■ West Gower - 47