Nine areas of Wales are facing high levels of virus infection
NINE areas of Wales now have an infection rate of more than 1,000 cases per 100,000 people in the last week, up from four areas in the previous seven days.
The infection date across Wales has also risen for the fifth day in a row, and now stands at 516.3 cases for every 100,000 people – up on the 508.7 recorded on Thursday.
The infection rate based on PCR tests is only a guide to the spread of Covid in Wales as it does not include lateral flow test results, which are reported weekly in Wales. People with no symptoms who test positive on an LFT no longer need a confirmatory PCR test.
Hyper-local data released on Friday, provides the numbers for areas with an average of 7,000 people, called middle super output areas (MSOA).
In practice this means there are statistics for areas like Canton in Cardiff, Morriston in Swansea, and Porth in Rhondda.
Because of the Welsh Government’s changes to the rules around testing, with people who are asymptomatic and test positive on a lateral flow test told they no longer need PCR confirmation, the seven-day infection rate has dropped rapidly in recent weeks.
The areas with the most cases at the moment are as follows for the last rolling seven days up to January 28:
■ Dafen & Felin-foel - 1,288.5
■ Duffryn & Maesglas - 1,233.2
■ Hermitage & Whitegate - 1,199.5 ■ Liswerry & Uskmouth - 1,175.5
■ Ely East - 1,132.6
■ Wrexham West - 1,115.9
■ St Julians & Barnardtown - 1,085.6
■ Ammanford & Betws - 1,085.2
■ Llanelli North - 1,044.0
It is important to bear in mind that this data is very volatile because it covers smaller areas.
Where an area has a very small population even one positive case can push up the cases per 100,000 significantly. You should therefore be cautious about drawing too many conclusions directly from the information.
This is based on the weekly infection rates for the previous seven days per 100,000 people. The data is based on the rolling seven-day average between January 17 and January 23.
■ Anglesey
■ Rhos-y-bol, Marian-glas & Moelfre - 498.5
■ Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll & Menai Bridge - 369.2
■ Beaumaris & Benllech - 355.0
■ Blaenau Gwent
■ Ebbw Vale North & Glyncoed - 816.5
■ Rassau & Beaufort - 780.8
■ Ebbw Vale South & Cwm - 742.6 ■ Bridgend
■ Cornelly - 803.2
■ Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill - 774.4
■ Brackla West - 766.6
■ Caerphilly
■ New Tredegar & Darran Valley - 819.4
■ Caerphilly South - 813.8
■ Crosskeys North & Abercarn 783.6
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■ Ely East - 1,132.6
■ Birchgrove - 977.8
■ Lisvane - 878.1
■ Carmarthenshire
■ Dafen & Felin-foel - 1,288.5
■ Ammanford & Betws - 1,085.2
■ Llanelli North - 1,044.0
■ Ceredigon
■ Aberaeron & Llanrhystud - 352.3 ■ Beulah, Traoed-yr-aur & Llandysul - 311.2
■ Aberystwyth South - 268.9
■ Conwy
■ Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed - 535.0 ■ Abergele - 414.1
■ Llandudno South - 414.0
■ Denbighshire
■ Rhyl South West - 781.1
■ Rhyl East - 678.7
■ Llangollen & Llandrillo - 608.9
■ Flintshire
■ Connah’s Quay North - 704.0
■ Flint North East - 691.3
■ Queensferry & Sandycroft 611.1
■ Gwynedd
Cardiff
- - ■ Barmouth & Dolgellau - 498.6
■ Bangor South - 480.1
■ Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd - 431.4
■ Merthyr Tydfil
■ Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill - 782.6
■ Dowlais - 749.0
■ Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-Rhiw & Bedlinog - 693.3
■ Monmouthshire
■ Monmouth & Wyesham - 558.7 ■ Magor & Rogiet - 535.4
■ Chepstow North & Trallech - 515.8
■ Neath Port Talbot
■ Neath Town - 936.3
■ Aberdulais & Resolfen - 848.2
■ Skewen & Jersey Marine - 842.5 ■ Newport
■ Duffryn & Maesglas - 1,233.2
■ Liswerry & Uskmouth - 1,175.5
■ St Julians & Barnardtown - 1,085.6
■ Pembrokeshire
■ Pembroke Dock - 496.6
■ Saundersfoot - 470.9
■ Milford Haven West - 445.0
■ Powys
■ Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry - 923.0
■ Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells - 538.0
■ Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf - 514.6
■ Rhondda Cynon Taf
■ Aberdare North & Llwydcoed - 904.7
■ Tonyrefail West - 710.3
■ Abercynon - 708.6
■ Swansea
■ Llansamlet - 996.2
■ Bony-y-maen - 943.3
■ Morriston South - 855.4
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■ Cwmbran - 879.9
■ Hollybush & Henllys - 739.1
■ Pontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran - 706.7
■ Vale of Glamorgan
■ Barry East - 809.0
■ Barry West - 768.8
■ Gibbonsdown - 568.2
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■ Hermitage & Whitegate - 1,199.5 ■ Wrexham West - 1,115.9
■ Caia Park - 728.2
Torfaen Wrexham