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Public Health Wales has recorded another 52 deaths and more than 11,000 new positive cases in its coronavirus update on Thursday.
The figures include a significant backlog of samples processed in UK government lighthouse labs from a period of more than a week that had been lost in previous days’ updates.
According to Public Health Wales, 11,468 new positive cases were added on Thursday to bring the overall total since the pandemic began to 114,566.
An additional 52 people were reported to have lost their lives to the virus, meaning that nearly 3,000 (2,973) have died in Wales since March from laboratory-confirmed coronavirus.
As a result of incorporating previously lost data, the infection rate in Welsh has now risen to 530.2 cases per 100,000 residents based on the seven days through December 12.
This figure is based on the date the tests were performed, not the date the test results were entered into the system, which means it is an accurate reflection of the extent to which the virus is spreading rapidly. in Wales.
It is the highest infection rate any of the UK nations have seen since the start of the pandemic. The percentage of tests that are tested positive is also 21.2% in Wales, which means that more than a fifth of people who are tested have the virus.
Key details
- Deaths reported today: 52
- Cases reported today: 11,468
- Number of tests performed: 65,065 (up to 6,193 the day before)
- Total laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 2,973
Merthyr Tydfil remains the local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales with a seven-day rate of 1,032.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Bridgend has the second highest rate with 870.5 per 100,000 inhabitants. Neath Port Talbot is third with 836.6 houses per 100,000.
These three areas also have the highest percentage of positive tests: 27.2% at Neath Port Talbot, 26.8% at Bridgend, and 26.4% at Merthyr in the week through December 12.
Cardiff has the highest number of new cases on Thursday with 1,518, followed by Rhondda Cynon Taf with 1,243, Swansea with 1,064, Caerphilly with 986, Bridgend with 859, Carmarthenshire with 842 and Newport with 830.
Other local authorities reporting a very high number of positive cases include Neath Port Talbot with 542, Blaenau Gwent with 473, Vale of Glamorgan with 472, Torfaen with 462, Merthyr Tydfil with 446 and Wrexham with 317.
Meanwhile, Monmouthshire had 261 new cases, Flintshire 214, Pembrokshire 198, Powys 182, Ceredigion 84, Denbighshire 58, Conwy 51, Gwynedd 41, and Anglesey 14.
Cases per 100,000 for seven consecutive days (December 6-12)
Aneurin Bevan University Board of Health
Newport: 797.9 (from 567)
Caerphilly: 760.5 (from 527.4)
Blaenau Gwent: 790.1 (instead of 505.3)
Torfaen: 672.6 (from 434.2)
Monmouthshire: 384.8 (instead of 285.4)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Board of Health
Wrexham: 319.2 (up from 229.5)
Flintshire: 235.1 (from 187.7)
Denbighshire: 158.8 (instead of 120.2)
Conwy: 81.9 (from 74.2)
Gwynedd: 71.5 (from 52.2)
Anglesey: 32.8 (from 27.1)
Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health
Cardiff: 577.5 (from 401.7)
Vale of Glamorgan: 438.7 (up from 291.2)
Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health
Merthyr Tydfil: 1,032.7 (instead of 752.6)
Bridgend: 870.5 (from 605.9)
Rhondda Cynon Taff: 756.4 (up from 534.3)
Hywel Dda University Board of Health
Carmarthenshire: 602.8 (from 378.2)
Ceredigion: 203.6 (instead of 167.8)
Pembrokeshire: 213 (from 148.6)
Powys Teaching Health Council
Powys: 174.4 (from 120.1)
Swansea Bay University Board of Health
Neath Port Talbot: 836.6 (instead of 685.2)
Swansea: 738.9 (up from 562)
Wales Total – 530.2 (from377.8)
Are you worried about Christmas? Do you think Wales should be locked up again? We want to hear your opinions
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Drakeford announced a series of new restrictions due to rising infection rates, including:
- All non-essential stores must not reopen after Christmas Eve, which means there will be no sales on Boxing Day on the High Street;
- Gyms, leisure centers, hairdressers and other close contact services must close at the end of the working day on December 24;
- Christmas bubbles should now only include two families instead of three;
- The full lockdown will begin in Wales on December 28.
The new restrictions apply to all of Wales and will be reviewed after three weeks, but there is no end date.
The Welsh government said the restriction on the size of Christmas bubbles will now become law, meaning it will be illegal for more than two families to get together.
Dr Robin Howe, Incident Director for Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Response at Public Health Wales, said: “The number of coronavirus cases continues to rise, with a seven-day moving average exceeding 500 cases per 100,000 in Welsh.
“Infection rates have risen in 21 of the 22 local authorities over the past seven days, and the seven-day moving average now exceeds 1,000 cases per 100,000 in an area.
“Faced with this situation, the Government of Wales has confirmed that only two households should come together to form an exclusive Christmas bubble during that period.
“We ask the public to consider very carefully whether this is appropriate for them and their households. Special care must be taken if there are elderly or vulnerable members of their households who are most at risk.”
“For those who plan to form a Christmas bubble, it is essential that this is planned and agreed with all the households involved. If you do, we advise the public to stop mixing with other households.
“This means staying away from 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. make it do it. do it using contact trackers. “
He added: “People will know that today we are reporting a backlog of around 11,000 cases in our dashboard following the data delay over the weekend. This delay is the result of essential maintenance for the broader Welsh NHS led by the NHS Welsh Computing Service Public Health Wales announced on Friday that maintenance would have an impact on their reports.
“It is important to note that this issue has not affected the people who receive your results and the contract tracking process is beginning.
“Members of the public can rest assured that anyone who tests positive will be contacted by their local authority’s testing, tracking and protection team in the usual way. There have been no errors in the Wales Public Health reports. “.
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