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Wales has registered no new coronavirus deaths for the third day in a row, the latest figures have revealed.
Public Health Wales (PHW) confirmed on Friday, September 4, that there were no new deaths following a positive laboratory test for Covid-19.
However, the NHS body said the number of positive cases had risen by 51 to bring the total to 18,206 since the start of the pandemic.
Over the past 24 hours, Caerphilly had the most positive cases with 16, closely followed by Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) with 14 and Cardiff with eight. RCT had the most significant increase in cases after registering just five the day before.
Wrexham and Bridgend each had three new cases on Friday, Swansea had two, while Conwy, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Vale of Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire each had one case. All other local authorities had no new cases.
Here are the key details for Friday:
- Deaths reported today: 0
- Cases reported today: 51 (vs. 50 yesterday)
- Number of new tests: 6,831 (vs 5,938 yesterday)
- Total laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 1,596
- Total ONS where Covid-19 is mentioned in the death certificate: 2,564
Where Today’s New Cases Were Diagnosed
The area of Wales with the highest rate of coronavirus infections, judging by the total of seven days per 100,000 inhabitants, is still Caerphilly.
Health agencies closely monitor the weekly total as a way to track the spread of the virus.
Four areas, Neath Port Talbot, Denbighshire, Torfaen and Monmouthshire, have had no cases in the last seven days.
These are the areas with the highest seven-day moving totals for new cases. All figures are reported as population-adjusted cases (per 100,000 people):
Caerphilly: 30.9 (up)
Cardiff: 15 (bottom)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 12.4 (top)
Bridgend: 10.9 (up)
Merthyr Tydfil: 8.3 (bottom)
Conwy: 6.8 (unchanged)
Swansea: 5.7 (bottom)
Ceredigion: 5.5 (unchanged)
Vale of Glamorgan: 5.2 (bottom)
Wrexham: 5.1 (up)
Pembrokeshire: 4.8 (bottom)
Gwynedd: 4.8 (bottom)
Powys: 3.8 (bottom)
Flintshire: 3.2 (unchanged)
Carmarthenshire: 2.1 (bottom)
Anglesey: 1.4 (unchanged)
Blaenau Gwent: 1.4 (unchanged)
Newport: 1.3 (bottom)
Monmouthshire: 0 (down)
Torfaen: 0 (down)
Denbighshire: 0 (no change)
Neath Port Talbot: 0 (no change)
Wales average: 7.4 (unchanged)
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In the last seven days there have been 56 positive cases in Caerphilly, which is equivalent to 30.9 cases per 100,000 people. This is twice as high as the next highest local authority, Cardiff (15 per 100,000).
It is now above the rate at which, if it were a foreign country, the UK government would start applying a two-week quarantine for people returning from abroad.
It is also higher than Glasgow City Hall, where the Scottish government has reintroduced some lockdown measures.
Due to the high number of cases in the region, Public Health Wales, Caerphilly County Council and the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are now urging the people of Caerphilly to remember the “vital importance of social distancing”.
The bodies say the growing number of positive Covid-19 cases is a “cause for concern.”
Dr Rhianwen Stiff, Communicable Disease Control Consultant at Public Health Wales, said: “There has been a significant increase in positive coronavirus cases in Caerphilly in the last week, and our research indicates that a lack of social distancing by a small group of people of all ages, in a variety of different locations, has resulted in the spread of the virus to other parts of the population.
“It appears that as confinement restrictions have been eased, people have taken advantage of the increased possibilities for activities, but seem to have forgotten the importance of social distancing, resulting in possible transmission in the wider community.
“It is clear that the virus spreads more easily in indoor settings, and people must take special care with social distance in these cases to keep themselves, their friends and family as safe as possible.”
It was also confirmed that a temporary walk-in coronavirus testing center would be established and operational at the Caerphilly Leisure Center “imminently” to allow residents easy access to testing and assist in the investigation of the pool of new positive cases. .
An appointment will not be required for Caerphilly residents to access the trial service.
Stiff said: “Public Health Wales is working in a multi-agency partnership on the Gwent Test, Trace, Protect Service including the Caerphilly County Municipal Council Environmental Health Service and the Aneurin Bevan University Board of Health, and Together we have agreed to establish a necessary testing center to handle the high level of cases.
“I would invite any Caerphilly resident who has identified even the mildest symptoms of coronavirus, or has been feeling generally unwell for no apparent reason, to come in and get tested.
“Details on how to get tested can be found on the Welsh Government website at https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test and the location of the temporary drop-in testing center will be given to meet later today (Friday, September 4).
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