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More than 280 new laboratory-confirmed positive cases of coronavirus have been found in Wales.
Figures from Public Health Wales (PHW) show 281 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Tuesday, September 22.
That’s the highest number of cases recorded in a single day since April 20, near the peak of the pandemic when 281 were also recorded.
However, significantly more testing is now taking place, with 9,850 test results reported today compared to 898 on April 20.
Two local authorities in Wales are reporting more than 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past seven days, including Rhondda Cynon Taf (102.4) and Merthyr Tydfil (112.7).
Bridgend and Newport also have a high number of positive cases per capita of 65.3 and 68.7 respectively. The Welsh average now stands at 32.1, down from 29.2 the day before.
PHW also added that the council areas of Cardiff, Swansea, the Vale of Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire, Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire are now “areas of concern”.
Here are the key details for Tuesday:
- Deaths reported today: 0
- Cases reported today: 281 (vs. 234 on Monday)
- Number of new tests: 9,780 (vs 9,850 on Monday)
- Total laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 1,603
Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) had by far the highest number of new cases on Tuesday with 77, followed by Bridgend with 34, Cardiff with 30, Swansea with 28 and Merthyr Tydfil with 20.
Blaenau Gwent and Carmarthenshire had 16, Caerphilly had 11, Newport had nine, and Vale of Glamorgan had eight. Conwy had five, Denbighshire four, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, Flintshire, and Neath Port Talbot had three, while Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wrexham, Ceredigion, Pemborkeshire, and Powys had one.
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):
Aneurin Bevan University Board of Health
Caerphilly: 38.7 (bottom)
Newport: 39.4 (bottom)
Blaenau Gwent: 68.7 (top)
Torfaen: 11.7 (top)
Monmouthshire: 10.6 (top)
Betsi Cadwaldr University Board of Health
Conwy: 18.8 (bottom)
Denbighshire: 20.9 (bottom)
Flintshire: 19.9 (top)
Anglesey: 20 (bottom)
Wrexham: 5.9 (down)
Gwynedd: 7.2 (no change)
Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health
Cardiff: 27.5 (top)
Vale of Glamorgan: 22.5 (top)
Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health
Merthyr Tydfil: 112.7 (top)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 102.4 (bottom)
Bridgend: 65.3 (up)
Hywel Dda University Board of Health
Carmarthenshire: 34.4 (top)
Pembrokeshire: 5.6 (unchanged)
Ceredigion: 4.1 (top)
Powys Teaching Health Council
Powys: 4.5 (unchanged)
Swansea Bay University Board of Health
Swansea: 25.8 (top)
Neath Port Talbot: 11.9 (top)
Wales overall: 32.1 (top)
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Starting at 6pm today, Newport, Bridgend, Merthyr and Blaenau Gwent will be subject to the same local lockdown restrictions as RCT and Caerphilly.
The restrictions mean:
- People will not be allowed to enter or leave without a reasonable excuse, such as traveling for work or education;
- People will only be able to meet outdoors at the moment. Individuals will not be able to meet members of their extended home indoors or form an extended home for the time being;
- All authorized facilities must close at 11 pm;
- All people over the age of 11 must wear face covers in enclosed public places, as is the case throughout Wales.
Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Response at Public Health Wales, said: “We continue to see a steady increase in cases in many communities in Wales, and our research shows that many of these have been transmitted due to in the absence of social distancing.
“The council areas of Cardiff, Swansea, the Vale of Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire, Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire are areas of concern for us and we are watching the data there closely, but the number of cases is increasing everywhere. from Wales, so there is no room for complacency in any area.
“We are also seeing an increase in the number of people who are seriously ill and have been admitted to the hospital with Covid-19.
“We are concerned that much of the good work done in recent months is at risk of going to waste. If the situation continues to worsen, we may find ourselves at the same levels of infection that we experienced earlier this year in March and April; and with that comes the possibility of broader restrictions being imposed at the national level.
“The coronavirus has not disappeared. It remains everyone’s responsibility to help prevent the spread of this virus to protect elderly and vulnerable family and friends. They should do this by isolating themselves when asked, staying six feet from others, and washing their hands regularly. “
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