No new Covid deaths reported

WALES has reported no new coronavirus deaths in the latest figures released yesterday.

New data published by Public Health Wales (PHW) reported a further 62 new positive coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 210,577 since the pandemic began.

The total number of labconfirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales remains at 5,533.

The infection rate across Wales now stands at 17.6 cases per 100,000 people for the seven days leading up to April 9, a slight rise from 17.4 on Tuesday.

All of Wales’ local authorities are now reporting fewer than 35 cases per 100,000 people for the seven days up to April 9, but Swansea and Cardiff have the highest rates at 32.4 and 31.3 respectively.

Meanwhile the percentage of tests coming back with positive results is now down to 1.9%, significantly below the key benchmark of 5%.

The latest figures also show that 1,621,282 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 549,193 people have had both doses. Earlier this week Wales became the first UK nation to give a first dose of a vaccine to more than half its population.

Cardiff reported the most cases yesterday with 12 followed by Swansea with eight, Rhondda Cynon Taf with seven, Flintshire with six and Gwynedd with five.

Wrexham had four new cases, Newport and Vale of Glamorgan had three each, Conwy, Denbighshire, Merthyr Tydfil and Neath Port Talbot had two each, while Anglesey, Bridgend, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire all had one apiece.

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

Cases per 100,000 based on seven-day rolling average (April 3 to April 9):

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

■ Blaenau Gwent: 20 (unchanged)

■ Newport: 17.5 (up from 16.8)

■ Caerphilly: 10.5 (up from 9.4)

■ Torfaen: 10.6 (down from 11.7)

■ Monmouthshire: 1.1 (unchanged)

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

■ Conwy: 11.9 (down from 12.8)

■ Anglesey: 28.6 (unchanged)

■ Gwynedd: 28.1 (up from 24.1)

■ Denbighshire: 7.3 (down from 9.4)

■ Flintshire: 14.7 (up from 11.5)

■ Wrexham: 15.4 (unchanged)

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

■ Cardiff: 31.3 (down from 31.6)

■ Vale of Glamorgan: 12.7 (down from 14.2)

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

■ Merthyr Tydfil: 9.9 (down from 11.6)

■ Rhondda Cynon Taf: 18.2 (unchanged)

■ Bridgend: 10.9 (up from 10.2)

Hywel Dda University Health Board

■ Carmarthenshire: 9.5 (up from 6.9)

■ Pembrokeshire: 11.1 (up from 10.3)

■ Ceredigion: 5.5 (unchanged)

Powys Teaching Health Board

■ Powys: 14.3 (up from 12.1)

Swansea Bay University Health Board

■ Neath Port Talbot: 14.7 (down from 19.5)

■ Swansea: 32.4 (down from 32.8)

■ Wales total: 17.6 (up from 17.4)