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Another 45 people have died from coronavirus in Wales and more than 900 new cases have been confirmed, according to the latest figures.
Public Health Wales (PHW), in its daily update on Wednesday November 11, announced that 928 more people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 after a laboratory test.
It marks a significant increase from 444 on Tuesday, when there was a delay in reporting the receipt of Public Health Wales data from non-NHS Wales laboratories. However, the trend of the infection rate continues to decline.
The NHS body also confirmed that 45 more people had lost their lives to the virus to bring the total to 2,108, the highest number of deaths reported in one day during the second wave of the pandemic.
Merthyr Tydfil continues to be the local authority with the most cases per 100,000 in an average of seven days with 497.3 cases, compared to 499 on Tuesday.
Rhondda Cynon Taf (ECA) has the second highest incidence rate with 400.8 cases per 100,000, compared to 405.8 on Tuesday.
Blaenau gwent is third with 333.5, a small drop of 330.7 the previous day.
Welsh as a whole now averages 193.8 houses per 100,000 people, a drop of 195.3 on Tuesday. The 17-day fire lockdown across Wales ended on Monday.
Here are the key details for Wednesday:
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Deaths reported today: 45
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Cases reported today: 928 (vs. 444 on Tuesday)
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Number of tests performed: 8,297 (vs 7,411 on Tuesday)
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Total laboratory confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 2,108
The RCT reported the most positive cases in the last 24 hours with 158, followed by Swansea with 91, Cardiff with 82, Caerphilly with 72, Bridgend with 56 and Merthyr Tydfil with 54.
Other local authorities in double figures were Neath Port Talbot with 49, Carmarthenshire with 48, Blaenau Gwent with 35, Newport with 34, Powys with 30, Flintshire with 22, Denbighshire with 20, Wrexham and Torfaen with 16, Pembrokeshire and Vale of Glamorgan with 15, Gwenydd at 13 and Conwy at 10.
Meanwhile, Monmouthshire was 9, Anglesey was 7, and Ceredigion was 5.
Cases per 100,000 for seven consecutive days (November 2-8)
Aneurin Bevan University Board of Health
Blaenau Gwent: 333.5 (top)
Caerphilly: 266.2 (top)
Torfaen: 160.7 (top)
Newport: 144.2 (up)
Monmouthshire: 111.0 (down)
Betsi Cadwaldr University Board of Health
Wrexham: 157.4 (down)
Flintshire: 133.2 (bottom)
Conwy: 76.8 (unchanged)
Denbighshire: 67.9 (top)
Gwynedd: 54.6 (up)
Anglesey: 48.5 (bottom)
Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health
Cardiff: 209.6 (bottom)
Vale of Glamorgan: 115.3 (bottom)
Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health
Merthyr Tydfil: 497.3 (bottom)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 400.8 (bottom)
Bridgend: 289.0 (up)
Hywel Dda University Board of Health
Carmarthenshire: 147.3 (top)
Ceredigion: 121.1 (top)
Pembrokeshire: 46.9 (top)
Powys Teaching Health Council
Powys: 129.9 (up)
Swansea Bay University Board of Health
Swansea: 249.0 (bottom)
Neath Port Talbot: 244.9 (top)
Wales Total – 193.8 (Down)
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Following the end of the 17-day shutdown of firebreaks on Monday, groups of up to four people can now meet in cafes, pubs and restaurants, while shops, gyms, hair salons and places of worship have also been allowed to reopen. Here are the full details of the new restrictions.
Supermarkets can re-sell non-essential items, while people can only meet indoors with members of another household if they have come together to form a “bubble.”
The 10pm curfew on alcohol sales will continue, and people will need to prove their address at bars due to concerns that people in England could breach the country’s closing rules and travel to Wales for a drink .
There are no restrictions on traveling within Wales, but people cannot travel outside the country unless they have a reasonable excuse, such as work.
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Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Covid-19 Outbreak Response at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales strongly encourages the public to take personal responsibility for their actions and ensure that we are all doing everything. as possible to limit the transmission of coronavirus.
“We understand that people will want to continue their Christmas shopping now that the firewall is over, so we suggest that you try to visit stores outside of peak hours, to always maintain social distancing and cover your face if Options like ‘click and collect “or online shopping can also be something to consider.
“Although the firewall period in Wales is over, we urge everyone to be aware that this does not mean a return to normalcy. The coronavirus has not disappeared, it is still active in the communities of Wales, so we must all take steps to keep everyone safe and prevent the transmission of the disease.
“We ask the public to observe the new regulations and to limit their contact with other people as much as possible so that we all work together to reduce the number of positive cases.
“This means staying out of other people’s homes, limiting the time and number of people you meet, maintaining social distancing and hand hygiene, working from home if you can, and isolating yourself if you show coronavirus symptoms or are asked to do so. . do it using contact trackers. “
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