City now has highest rate in Wales

WALES has reported two new coronavirus deaths in the latest figures released yesterday.

New data published by Public Health Wales (PHW) - a few hours later than normal due to a technical problem - reported a further 69 new positive coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 210,515 since the pandemic began.

The total number of lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales is now at 5,533.

The infection rate across Wales has fallen again and now stands at 17.4 cases per 100,000 people for the seven days leading up to April 8, a drop from 17.5 on Monday.

All of Wales’ local authorities are now reporting fewer than 35 cases per 100,000 people for the seven days up to

April 7.

Six of them reported zero new positive cases on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the percentage of tests coming back with positive results is now 2.3%, significantly below the key benchmark of 5%.

The latest figures also show that 1,602,939 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 537,195 people have had both doses. It means Wales has become the first UK nation to give a first dose of a vaccine to more than half of its population.

Swansea reported the most cases on Tuesday with 16 followed by Cardiff with 12 and Newport with 11. Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Carmarthenshire had four each, while Flintshire, Vale of Glamorgan and

Bridgend had three.

Wrexham and Powys had two, while Anglesey, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire and Neath Port Talbot each had one.

Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, Conwy, and Ceredigion all had no new cases.

Cases per 100,000 based on seven-day rolling average (April 2 to April 8):

Swansea: 32.8 (up from 31.6)

Cardiff: 31.6 (unchanged)

Anglesey: 28.6 (down from 31.4)

Gwynedd: 24.1 (up from 21.7)

Blaenau Gwent: 20 (up from 15.7)

Neath Port Talbot: 19.5 (up from 18.8)

Rhondda Cynon Taf: 18.2 (down from 18.7)

Newport: 16.8 (up from 14.2)

Wrexham: 15.4 (down from 17.7)

Vale of Glamorgan: 14.2 (down from 15)

Conwy: 12.8 (unchanged)

Powys: 12.1 (up from 9.1)

Torfaen: 11.7 (down from 14.9)

Merthyr Tydfil: 11.6 (unchanged)

Flintshire: 11.5 (unchanged)

Pembrokeshire: 10.3 (unchanged)

Bridgend: 10.2 (down from 10.9)

Denbighshire: 9.4 (unchanged)

Caerphilly: 9.4 (down from 12.1)

Carmarthenshire: 6.9 (down from 8.5)

Ceredigion: 5.5 (unchanged)

Monmouthshire: 1.1 (down from 2.1)

All-wales average: 17.4 (down from 17.5)