Local virus fatality figures

THE parts of Wales which have seen the most deaths from Covid have been revealed.

Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals which parts of Wales have seen the most coronavirus deaths in the second wave of the virus this winter.

This hyper local data provides figures for areas with an average of 7,000 people, called Middle Super Output Areas.

In practice, this means there are statistics for areas like Canton in Cardiff, Morriston in Swansea and Porth in Rhondda.

These are the 10 areas which have seen the most deaths since September 2020:

Sandfields, Neath Port Talbot – 43 deaths

Tonyrefail West,

Cynon Taf – 37

Porthcawl West, Bridgend – 33

Llanelli Bigyn, Carmarthenshire – 32

Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot – 32

Rhymney, Pontlottyn and Abertysswg, Caerphilly – 32

Pen-prysg, Hendre and Felindre, Bridgend – 31

Gresford, Marford and Rossett, Wrexham – 30

Gwersyllt West and Summerhill, Wrexham – 29

Ystrad and Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf – 28

Rhondda

These are the places in Wales which have seen the most cases since the start of the pandemic, according to Public Health Wales (the figures are the number of cases in the past year per 100,000 of population):

Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil 12,379.10

Gwersyllt West and Summerhill, Wrexham – 12,135.00

Pentre-bach and Mountain Hare, Merthyr Tydfil – 11,992.00

Maesteg East, Bridgend – 11,776.60

Gurnos, Trefechan and Pontsticill, Merthyr Tydfil – 11,245.00

Gelli-deg and Town, Merthyr Tydfil – 11,161.70

Tonypandy West and Clydach Vale, Rhondda Cynon Taf – 10,947.80

Caerau,

10,863.10

Gabalfa, Cardiff – 10,816.00 Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig and Park, Merthyr Tydfil – 10,803.00

Bridgend