2,927 new cases – but rate of infection drops
A FURTHER five people have died with coronavirus in Wales, according to the latest figures from Public Health Wales.
New data published yesterday, which covers the 24-hour period up to 9am on Thursday, shows the total number of Covid-related deaths in Wales now stands at 6,382.
There were also 2,927 new positive cases recorded in the latest update bringing the total number since the pandemic began to 501,028.
The latest seven-day infection rate across Wales, based on the cases for every 100,000 people (for the seven days up to November 21) now stands at 494.4 – a drop from the 499.9 reported on Thursday.
The local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales remains Gwynedd with 882.3 cases per 100,000 population over seven days followed by Vale of Glamorgan with 656.5 and Monmouthshire with 567.7.
The area of the country recording the highest number of new Covid cases is Cardiff with 322.
Infection rate for every 100,000 people in each area for the seven days up to November 20: ■■Aneurin Bevan University Health Board ■■Blaenau Gwent: 416.5 (up from 410.8) ■■Newport: 430.6 (down from 448.7) ■■Caerphilly: 446.8 (down from 462.2) ■■Torfaen: 476.8 (down from 501.3) ■■Monmouthshire: 567.7 (down from 574.1)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board ■■Conwy: 397.6 (up from 380.5) ■■Anglesey: 504 (up from 479.7) ■■Gwynedd: 882.3 (up from 854.2) ■■Denbighshire: 483.8 (up from 479.6) ■■Flintshire: 486.2 (down from 487.5) ■■Wrexham: 556.8 (down from 564.9)
Cardiff and Vale University
Health Board ■■Cardiff: 502.9 (down from 512.4) ■■Vale of Glamorgan: 656.5 (down from 661)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board ■■Merthyr Tydfil: 528.8 (down from 553.7) ■■Rhondda Cynon Taf: 435.2 (down from 437.3) ■■Bridgend: 453.9 (up from 435.2)
Hywel Dda University Health Board ■■Carmarthenshire: 487.9 (down from 494.8) ■■Pembrokeshire: 551.6 (down from 554.8) ■■Ceredigion: 268.2 (up from 266.9)
Powys Teaching Health Board ■■Powys: 453.1 (down from 464.4)
Swansea Bay University Health Board ■■Neath Port Talbot: 448.7 (down from 456.3) ■■Swansea: 443.7 (down from 465.2)
Wales total: 494.4 (down from 499.9)