No new deaths for the third day running

WALES has recorded no new coronavirus deaths for the third day running, latest figures have revealed.

Public Health Wales (PHW) confirmed yesterday that there were zero new deaths following a positive lab test for Covid-19. The total number of deaths with lab-confirmed coronavirus in Wales remains at 1,596.

However, the NHS body said that the number of positive cases had risen by 51 to bring the total to 18,206 since the start of the pandemic.

For the past 24 hours, Caerphilly recorded the most positive cases with 16, closely followed by Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) with 14 and Cardiff with eight. RCT had the most significant increase in cases after recording just five the day before.

Wrexham and Bridgend had three new cases each yesterday, Swansea had two, while Conwy, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Vale of Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire had one case each. All other local authorities had no new cases.

The area of Wales with the highest rate of coronavirus infections, judging by the seven-day rolling total per 100,000 people, remains Caerphilly.

Four areas, Neath Port Talbot, Denbighshire, Torfaen and Monmouthshire, have not had any cases in the last seven days.

These are the areas with the highest seven-day rolling totals for new cases. All figures are reported as cases adjusted for population (per 100,000 people):

■ Caerphilly: 30.9 (up)

■ Cardiff: 15 (down)

■ Rhondda Cynon Taf: 12.4 (up)

■ Bridgend: 10.9 (up)

■ Merthyr Tydfil: 8.3 (down)

■ Conwy: 6.8 (unchanged)

■ Swansea: 5.7 (down)

■ Ceredigion: 5.5 (unchanged)

■ Vale of Glamorgan: 5.2 (down)

■ Wrexham: 5.1 (up)

■ Pembrokeshire: 4.8 (down)

■ Gwynedd: 4.8 (down)

■ Powys: 3.8 (down)

■ Flintshire: 3.2 (unchanged)

■ Carmarthenshire: 2.1 (down)

■ Anglesey: 1.4 (unchanged)

■ Blaenau Gwent: 1.4 (unchanged)

■ Newport: 1.3 (down)

■ Monmouthshire: 0 (down)

■ Torfaen: 0 (down)

■ Denbighshire: 0 (unchanged)

■ Neath Port Talbot: 0 (unchanged)

Wales average: 7.4