No Covid deaths, but 130 new cases
THERE were no new coronavirus deaths reported in Wales yesterday – but there were more than 100 new cases.
New data published by Public Health Wales reports a further 130 new coronavirus cases in Wales yesterday, meaning Wales has now seen a total of 210,344 cases since the pandemic began.
The total number of lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales remains at 5,528.
The infection rate across Wales has also fallen and now stands at 18.7 cases per 100,000 people for the seven days leading up to April 5, a drop from 20.4 on Friday.
All of Wales’ local authorities are now reporting fewer than 40 cases per 100,000 people for the seven days up to April 5.
Meanwhile, the percentage of tests coming back with positive results is now 2.2%, way below the key benchmark of 5%.
The latest figures also show that 1,556,316 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 509,478 people have had both doses. Wales is on track to have given half a million people both doses of the vaccine by the weekend.
Cardiff reported the most cases on Friday with 25, followed by Swansea with 19. Rhondda Cynon Taf saw 14 cases. No other areas saw double figures cases. Newport saw nine and Powys had eight. Anglesey, Gwynedd and Neath Port Talbot had seven new cases. Wrexham had five with Carmarthenshire seeing four. Pembrokeshire, Bridgend and Blaenau Gwent had three. Caerphilly, Ceredigion and the Vale of Glamorgan had two, with Torfaen, Conwy, Denbighshire and Merthyr seeing just motives behind the decision to bring Monmouthshire had no cases.
Cases per 100,000 based on sevenday rolling average (March 30 to April 5):
■ Cardiff: 35.7 (down from 38.7)
■ Swansea: 32 (down from 33.2)
■ Anglesey: 25.7 (down from 30)
■ Wrexham: 22.1 (unchanged)
■ Gwynedd: 21.7 (down from 26.5)
■ Merthyr Tydfil: 21.5 (down from 24.9) ■ Neath Port Talbot: 20.9 (down from 26.5)
■ Rhondda Cynon Taf: 17 (down from 17.8)
■ Denbighshire: 16.7 (up from 15.7)
■ Flintshire: 16.7 (down from 17.9)
■ Torfaen: 16 (up from 14.9)
■ Pembrokeshire: 15.9 (down from 16.7) ■ Blaenau Gwent: 15.7 (down from 17.2) ■ Vale of Glamorgan: 14.2 (unchanged) ■ Carmarthenshire: 13.2 (down from 15.9)
■ Newport: 12.9 (down from 14.2)
■ Caerphilly: 10.5 (unchanged)
■ Conwy: 10.2 (up from 8.5)
■ Monmouthshire: 8.5 (down from 14.2) ■ Powys: 7.6 (down from 8.3)
■ Ceredigion: 6.9 (down from 12.4)
■ Bridgend: 4.1 (down from 6.8)
■ Wales total: 18.7 (down from 20.4)