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The highest number of deaths in this second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has been recorded in Wales today.
At the latest Welsh Government briefing it was announced that 44 deaths had been reported on Wednesday. It is higher than the 37 new deaths reported on October 28.
It will bring the total number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales to 1,899. The true death toll in Wales, where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate, is 2,762, according to the ONS.
There were only four days during the first wave in the spring where more deaths were reported in a 24-hour period, and two of them were distorted by the inclusion of historical data that was previously not in the statistics.
Minister for Mental Health and Welfare and in Welsh, Eluned Morgan, said: “I am very sorry to tell you that Public Health Wales will report 44 more deaths today.
“My thoughts are with all those who are grieving and mourning the loss of a loved one at an already difficult time.”
The death toll rose from four on Tuesday and is the highest since the second wave began in September. The latest rates in your area here.
In the first wave there was a day where there were 110, but it was partly because deaths in North Wales had been missed before that.
All deaths reported today have occurred in the past six days due to the time it takes for reports to reach Public Health Wales.
Morgan also said that Public Health Wales will confirm another 1,200 coronavirus cases in Wales, but the actual number of infections will be much higher.
He added: “The coronavirus has affected the physical health of many people, but it is also greatly affecting the mental and emotional health and well-being of people, throughout the population.
“There are those who feel more than a general feeling of frustration with this pandemic, struggling with feelings of anger, anxiety, depression, fear, worry and even hopelessness.
“Yet too often, many overlook or fail to acknowledge their greatest anxiety, try to ignore negative feelings, and hope they will go away.
“It is very important that we can acknowledge these feelings and speak openly about them.”
Cases in your area:
On Tuesday, figures from Public Health Wales showed that Merthyr Tydfil it remains, in some way, the local authority with the highest number of cases per 100,000 in an average of seven days in 692.9 , an increase of 689.6 on Monday.
Blaenau gwent had the second highest incidence rate with 525.3 cases per 100,000, 496.7 more than Monday, while Rhondda Cynon Taf was third with 516.4 , more than 506.5 the day before.
Welsh altogether now averages 260.8 houses per 100,000 people, an increase of 258.5 Monday.
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