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An additional 34 people have died of coronavirus in Wales and more than 700 new cases have been reported, according to the latest official figures.
Public Health Wales (PHW), in its daily update on Tuesday, November 17, announced that 705 more people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 after a laboratory test. This was a decrease of 892 from Sunday.
The total number of people in Wales who have now died from laboratory confirmed coronavirus is 2,243. The actual number of deaths reported by the Office for National Statistics was 2,884 on October 30.
Wales’ infection rate has also seen a slight increase with 165.8 positive cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days (8-14 November) compared to 164 per 100,000 on Monday.
Key details:
- Deaths reported today: 37
- Cases reported today: 705 (vs. 892 on Monday)
- Number of tests performed: 8,392 (compared to 12,515 on Monday)
- Total laboratory confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 2,243
Blaenau gwent is now the local authority with the most cases per 100,000 inhabitants in an average of seven days with 342.1 , up from 303.5 on Monday.
Neath Port Talbot is now the second highest infection zone in 291 after a substantial drop in Merthyr’s numbers.
Merthyr Tydfil, Once the center of the virus in Wales, cases in Merthyr have now dropped to 286.8 from 303.4 yesterday.
Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) reported the most cases in Tuesday’s figures with 118, followed by Swansea with 79 and Caerphilly with 66.
Cases per 100,000 for seven consecutive days (November 8-14)
Aneurin Bevan University Board of Health
Blaenau Gwent: 342.1 (top)
Caerphilly: 239.7 (top)
Torfaen: 167.1 (top)
Newport: 175.2 (top)
Monmouthshire: 125.8 (top)
Betsi Cadwaldr University Board of Health
Wrexham: 151.5 (down)
Flintshire: 137.1 (top)
Denbighshire: 83.6 (bottom)
Conwy: 56.1 (bottom)
Gwynedd: 49 (top)
Anglesey: 32.8 (bottom)
Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health
Cardiff: 154.0 (down)
Vale of Glamorgan: 116.8 (bottom)
Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health
Merthyr Tydfil: 286.8 (bottom)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 264.4 (top)
Bridgend: 195.2 (unchanged)
Hywel Dda University Board of Health
Carmarthenshire: 147.8 (bottom)
Ceredigion: 81.2 (bottom)
Pembrokeshire: 65.2 (top)
Powys Teaching Health Council
Powys: 86.1 (bottom)
Swansea Bay University Board of Health
Neath Port Talbot: 291 (bottom)
Swansea: 225.5 (up)
Wales total – 165.8 (top)
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Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Response at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales strongly encourages the public to take personal responsibility for their actions and to ensure that we are all doing everything possible to limit transmission of coronavirus.
“We remind everyone that the coronavirus is still active in our communities and, therefore, this does not mean a return to normalcy.
“We ask the public to observe the new regulations and 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 tracers.
“All of these actions will help break the chains of transmission, reduce the spread of the virus and keep people safe.
“We understand that people will want to continue their Christmas shopping now that the firewall is over. We suggest that you try to visit stores during off-peak hours, to always maintain social distancing and, if you can, wear a face covering.
“Options like ‘click and collect’ or buying online can also be something to consider.”
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