Glamorgan Gazette

Latest data on infection rates, positive cases and vaccine uptake

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WALES has recorded one new coronaviru­s-related death and just 30 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.

The latest data, published by Public Health Wales on Tuesday, brings the overall number of positive cases since the pandemic began to 211,961.

The total number of people to have died with coronaviru­s in Wales is now 5,557.

The seven-day infection rate across Wales as a whole now stands at 8.8, based on the number of new infections confirmed per 100,000 population in the week up to May 6 - a slight rise from 8.6 on Monday.

In terms of tests, the percentage coming back with positive results is now down to 0.9% - below 1% for the first time in months and significan­tly below the key benchmark of 5%.

Uptake of the second vaccine dose by priority group (according to PHW):

Care home residents: 13,729 (90.2%)

Care home workers: 30,228 (79.3%)

80 years and older: 157,023 (90.5%)

Healthcare workers: 119,545 (83.8%)

Social care workers: 38,760 (no percentage available)

75-79 years: 121,806 (91.7%) 70-74 years: 165,646 (90.3%) Clinically extremely vulnerable 16-69 years: 64,583 (79.4%)

65-69 years: 107,113 (59.4%) Clinical risk groups 16-64 years: 39,379 (11.1%)

60-64 years: 51,460 (25%) 55-59 years: 47,221 (20.2%) 50-54 years: 41,856 (18.3%) 40-49 years: 59,462 (15.1%) 30-39 years: 49,393 (11.7%) 18-29 years: 39,979 (8.5%) In total 1,948,683 people have had a first vaccine dose while 854,441 people so far have had the full two-dose course.

Cardiff reported the most new virus cases on Tuesday with six, followed by Caerphilly with five and Swansea with three.

Meanwhile Monmouthsh­ire, Vale of Glamorgan, Carmarthen­shire and Ceredigion had two cases, while Blaenau Gwent, Newport, Flintshire, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, RCT, Powys and Neath Port Talbot had one each.

Seven local authoritie­s reported zero cases including Torfaen, Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshi­re, Gwynedd, Wrexham and Pembrokesh­ire.

Cases per 100,000 based on seven-day rolling average (April 29 to May 5)

Newport: 25.2 (up from 22) Cardiff: 15 (up from 12.5) Pembrokesh­ire: 14.3 (down from 15.9)

Wrexham: 12.5 (down from 16.9)

Powys: 11.3 (up from 9.1) Gwynedd: 9.6 (up from 7.2) Carmarthen­shire: 9.5 (up from 6.4)

Ceredigion: 8.3

6.9)

Merthyr Tydfil: 6.6 (up from 3.3)

Torfaen: 6.4 (down from 8.5) Flintshire: 6.4 (down from 7) Monmouthsh­ire: 6.3 (down from 8.5)

Rhondda Cynon Taf: 6.2 (down from 7)

Vale of Glamorgan: 6 (up from 5.2)

Caerphilly: 5.5 (down from 7.2)

Denbighshi­re: 5.2 (up from 3.1)

Neath Port Talbot: 4.9 (down from 5.6)

Swansea: 4.9 (down from 6.1)

Anglesey: 4.3 (unchanged) Conwy: 3.4 (down from 4.3) Bridgend: 2.7 (down from 4.1)

Blaenau Gwent: 1.4 (down from 2.9)

All-Wales average: 8.8 (up from 8.6 ) (up from

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