13 more dead and 761 new virus cases

THIRTEEN more people have died with coronavirus in Wales and more than 750 new cases have been identified.

Latest figures from Public Health Wales (PHW) for yesterday show 761 positive test results have been reported in the last 24 hours, a drop on the 1,134 announced on Thursday.

A total of 40,253 people have now tested positive in Wales since the pandemic began last March.

PHW also announced that 13 more people had died to bring the overall death toll with lab-confirmed coronavirus to 1,756. Of the 13 new deaths, one was reported by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, five by Betsi Cadwaladr, three by Cwm Taf Morgannwg, two by Hywel Dda and two by Swansea Bay.

Cardiff remains the local authority with the highest number of cases per head with 336.1 cases per 100,000 population, up from 320 the day before.

Merthyr Tydfil was close behind with 333.2, up from 290.1, followed by Rhondda Cynon Taf with 295.1, up from 269, and Neath Port Talbot with 230.9, up from 224.7.

Due to technical problems with the PHW’S dashboard, these figures have been calculated differently to normal and show the seven-day infection rate for every 100,000 people in the week to October 19, as calculated from date of test (not date result reported).

The cases per 100,000 for rolling seven days.

■ Cardiff: 336.1 (Up)

■ Merthyr Tydfil: 333.2 (Up)

■ RCT: 295.1 (Up)

■ Neath Port Talbot: 230.9 (Up)

■ Blaenau Gwent: 223.3 (Up)

■ Wrexham: 218.4 (Up)

■ Bridgend: 205.4 (Up)

■ Swansea: 204.0 (Up)

■ Caerphilly: 180.6 (Up)

■ Flintshire: 150.5 (Up)

■ Denbighshire: 138.9 (Down)

■ Anglesey: 119.9 (Up)

■ Torfaen: 112.8 (Up)

■ Conwy: 109.2 (Up)

■ Monmouthshire: 104.6 (Up)

■ Gwynedd: 88.3 (Down)

■ Newport: 84.6 (Up)

■ Carmarthenshire: 83.7 (Up)

■ Vale of Glamorgan: 60.6 (Up)

■ Pembs: 57.2 (Up)

■ Powys: 56.6 (Up)

■ Ceredigion: 30.3 (Down).