Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths in all parts of Wales on Wednesday 18 November

Another 41 people have died of coronavirus in Wales and nearly 650 new cases have been reported, according to the latest figures.

Public Health Wales (PHW), in its daily update on Wednesday, November 18, announced that 640 more people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 after a laboratory test. This was a decrease of 705 from Tuesday.

The total number of people in Wales who have now died from laboratory confirmed coronavirus is 2,284.

Wales’ infection rate has seen a slight decrease with 165.0 positive cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days (9-15 November) compared to 165.8 per 100,000 on Tuesday.

Blaenau gwent is now the local authority with the most cases per 100,000 inhabitants in an average of seven days with 334.9, down from 342.1 on Tuesday.

Merthyr Tydfil, Once the center of the virus in Wales, it is now the second highest infection zone in 270.2, down from 286.8 yesterday.

Neath Port Talbot remains the third highest for infection in 263.1 after a substantial drop from 291 a day earlier.

The areas with the highest number of new cases Tuesday were Cardiff 79, Rhondda Cynon Taf with 67, Swansea with 54, Neath Port Talbot with 48, Carmarthenshire with 44 and Bridgend and Caerphilly with 42 each.

Additional areas with high case numbers included Blaenau Gwent with 35, Flintshire with 26, Newport with 25, Torfaen and Merthyr Tydfil with 22, Vale of Glamorgan with 21, Monmouthshire with 19, Wrexham with 16 and Conwy with 11.

Single digit local authorities were Ceredigion with 9; Denbighshire with 7; Pembrokeshire, Powys and Gwynedd with 5; and Anglesey with 2.

Cases per 100,000 for seven consecutive days (November 9-15)

Aneurin Bevan University Board of Health

Blaenau Gwent: 334.9 (instead of 342.1)

Caerphilly: 241.3 (instead of 239.7)

Newport: 179.7 (from 175.2)

Torfaen: 174.5 (from 167.1)

Monmouthshire: 144.8 (instead of 125.8)

Betsi Cadwaldr University Board of Health

Wrexham: 148.6 (up from 151.5)

Flintshire: 148.0 (from 137.1)

Denbighshire: 87.8 (up from 83.6)

Conwy: 46.1 (instead of 56.1)

Gwynedd: 42.5 (instead of 49.0)

Anglesey: 28.6 (from 32.8)

Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health

Cardiff: 153.2 (instead of 154.0)

Vale of Glamorgan: 124.3 (up from 116.8)

Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health

Merthyr Tydfil: 270.2 (instead of 286.8)

Rhondda Cynon Taff: 254.9 (instead of 264.4)

Bridgend: 200.6 (from 195.2)

Hywel Dda University Board of Health

Carmarthenshire: 152.6 (from 147.8)

Ceredigion: 90.8 (instead of 81.2)

Pembrokeshire: 58.0 (up from 65.2)

Powys Teaching Health Council

Powys: 81.5 (up from 86.1)

Swansea Bay University Board of Health

Neath Port Talbot: 263.1 (instead of 291)

Swansea: 221.9 (up from 225.5)

Wales Total – 165.0 (compared to 165.8)

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Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for Covid-19 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. as possible to limit the transmission of the 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 so using contact markers.

“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 online shopping can also be something to consider.