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One more person has died with Covid-19 in Wales and more than 380 new cases have been identified, the latest figures show.
Public Health Wales (PHW) has confirmed that 388 new laboratory confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded as of Wednesday, September 30, more than 366 on Tuesday and 286 on Monday.
But Dr Robin Howe, Incident Director of the novel coronavirus outbreak, said that roughly 2,000 test results, which will include positive and negative results, from the UK Department of Health and Social Care’s lighthouse labs have been delayed.
“This means that today’s test numbers will be an understatement of the true picture of the coronavirus in Wales,” he said.
“This is beyond our control, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The number of tests is likely to increase disproportionately in the coming days as test results are incorporated into our reports.”
The NHS body also added that they had been informed of a new death from the virus to bring the overall total to 1,616.
The figures are ahead of four local authority areas in North Wales, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Conwy and Wrexham, which will be closed from 6pm on Thursday 1 October.
They join Cardiff, Swansea, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly borough, Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Newport, Neath and Port Talbot, have local restrictions.
Blaenau Gwent continues to have the highest rate of infections in Wales with 274.8 positive cases per 100,000 population in the last seven days – 307.7 the day before.
Merthyr Tydfil infection rates are the second highest in 213.8 homes per 100,000, which fell 217.2 yesterday, while Rhondda Cynon Taf also remains high at 184 boxes per 100,000 (an increase of 166.2 on Tuesday).
Wales’s average per 100,000 inhabitants is now 73.4, up from 69.8 the day before.
Here are the key details for Wednesday:
- Deaths reported today: 1
- Cases reported today: 388 (vs. 366 on Tuesday)
- Number of tests performed yesterday: 7,818 (down from 9,806 on Tuesday)
- Total laboratory confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 1,616
Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) had the highest number of cases Tuesday with 83, followed by Cardiff with 55, Swansea with 27, Flintshire with 21 and Newport with 20.
The other local authorities in double figures included Wrexham at 18, Carmarthenshire at 17, Bridgend at 16, Blaenau Gwent at 15, Vale of Glamorgan at 13, Neath Port Talbot at 12, Caerphilly at 11 and Conwy and Merthyr Tydfil at 10.
Meanwhile, Torfaen had eight, Denbighshire had seven, Powys had five, Anglesey had three, Monmouthshire had two, while Gwynedd, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire each had a new case.
These are the areas with the highest seven-day moving totals for new cases (September 18-24). All figures are reported as population-adjusted cases (per 100,000 people):
Aneurin Bevan University Board of Health
Blaenau Gwent: 274.8 (bottom)
Torfaen: 51.1 (top)
Caerphilly: 51.4 (up)
Newport: 58.2 (up)
Monmouthshire: 19 (top)
Betsi Cadwaldr University Board of Health
Conwy: 46.1 (top)
Flintshire: 53.8 (top)
Denbighshire: 37.6 (bottom)
Wrexham: 43.4 (top)
Anglesey: 10 (bottom)
Gwynedd: 14.5 (up)
Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health
Cardiff: 86.9 (top)
Vale of Glamorgan: 41.2 (top)
Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health
Merthyr Tydfil: 213.8 (bottom)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 184 (top)
Bridgend: 106.8 (bottom)
Hywel Dda University Board of Health
Carmarthenshire: 66.7 (unchanged)
Pembrokeshire: 8.7 (bottom)
Ceredigion: 23.4 (top)
Powys Teaching Health Council
Powys: 21.9 (up)
Swansea Bay University Board of Health
Swansea: 100 (top)
Neath Port Talbot: 53 (top)
Wales overall: 73.4 (top)
Dr Howe added: “Public Health Wales supports the introduction of new coronavirus restrictions in four local authority areas in North Wales – Denbighshire, Flintshire, Conwy and Wrexham – following an increase in cases.
“The new measures will go into effect at 6 pm on Thursday, October 1 to protect people’s health and control the spread of the virus in the four areas.
“These arrangements are necessary to control the transmission of the virus in these areas. It is very important that we comply with regulations in the areas in which we live and that we do not travel between the areas of the local authorities without a reasonable excuse.” .
“We thank the public in advance for adhering to these new restrictions, which are essential to reduce the spread of the virus, protect the elderly and vulnerable and keep Wales safe.”
He added that the Caerphilly blockade was leading to a “downward trend” in infection rates.
“While we cannot categorically say that this trend is the result of a lockdown, we are cautiously optimistic and are looking for a number of alternative sources to validate these results.
Dr Howe said Public Health Wales continues to work with Royal Glamorgan Hospital, where teams are “working to the beat” to handle a coronavirus outbreak.
“Given the scale of this outbreak, and following the advice of Public Health Wales, the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Board of Health is taking a number of urgent and significant actions to ensure the safety of staff, patients and communities,” he said.
“Major temporary service restrictions will be implemented at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital starting at 2pm on Wednesday, September 30, as further steps are taken to contain a Covid-19 outbreak within the hospital.”
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