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The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wales has risen by another 1,228 new cases, Public Health Wales (PHW) said in its latest update on Monday.
The latest statistics released by Public Health Wales on Monday December 14 also showed that another 33 people died after testing positive for the virus in Wales.
It brings the number of positive tests since the outbreak began to 101,953, while 2,882 people have died from laboratory-confirmed coronavirus in Wales.
The infection rate in Welsh is now in 450 per 100,000 inhabitants based on the seven days to December 9.
It is difficult to compare the data with previous days as Public Health Wales is changing the way it reports cases.
These figures are correct at 9 a.m. M. From Sunday, the day before its publication. Previously, Public Health Wale reported correct figures as of 1 pm the day before publication.
Public Health Wales is also delaying the point at which it calculates the seven-day continuous infection rate to ensure the figure is more accurate. As of today, these weekly infection rates are now correct as of December 9, and will continue to be reported with a five-day delay. The goal is to provide more accurate figures due to the delay in reporting test results.
Key details
- Deaths reported today: 33
- Cases reported today: 1,228
- Number of tests carried out: 9,303
- Total laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 2,882
On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Drakeford warned that Wales would enter a national lockdown after Christmas if the rise in coronavirus cases was not slowed.
Merthyr Tydfil It is now the local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales with a seven-day rate of 870 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Neath Port Talbot has the second highest rate with 770.3 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Bridgend now he is third with 698.4 houses per 100,000.
Now there are a total of nine local authorities with rates above 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Cardiff has the highest number of new cases on Saturday with 151 confirmed, followed by Rhondda Cynon Taf with 137, Swansea with 128, Neath Port Talbot with 117, Bridgend with 106, Caerphilly 102, Newport 72 and Carmarthenshire with 64.
Other local authorities reporting a large number of positive cases include Vale of Glamorgan with 31, Torfaen with 33, Merthyr Tydfil 62, Blaenau Gwent 21, Monmouthshire 29, Flintshire 30, Wrexham 45 and Pembrokeshire 23.
Denbigshire reported 14 new positive cases, Ceredigion 4, Powys 15, Gwynedd 3, Conwy 11, and Anglesey 5.
Cases per 100,000 for seven consecutive days (December 3-9)
Aneurin Bevan University Board of Health
Newport: 678.8 (from 654.3)
Caerphilly: 656.1 (instead of 611.3)
Blaenau Gwent: 641.3 (instead of 621.2)
Torfaen: 556.6 (from 549.2)
Monmouthshire: 343.6 (instead of 327.7)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Board of Health
Wrexham: 249.3 (up from 249.3)
Flintshire: 212.7 (equal)
Denbighshire: 125.4 (from 122.3)
Conwy: 90.4 (equal)
Gwynedd: 45.8 (equal)
Anglesey: 31.4 (equal)
Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health
Cardiff: 498 (from 474)
Vale of Glamorgan: 344.3 (up from 332.4)
Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health
Merthyr Tydfil: 870.3 (instead of 808.9)
Bridgend: 698.4 (from 655.6)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 651.2 (instead of 607.6)
Hywel Dda University Board of Health
Carmarthenshire: 448.2 (from 425.9)
Ceredigion: 202.2 (equal)
Pembrokeshire: 184.4 (from 171.7)
Powys Teaching Health Council
Powys: 130.6 (from 126.9)
Swansea Bay University Board of Health
Neath Port Talbot: 770.3 (instead of 743.8)
Swansea: 667.2 (up from 640.5)
Wales total – 450.4 (from 430.1 )
Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for Response to the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales remains concerned about high levels of coronavirus in almost all parts of Wales, which is putting the NHS on Wales under extreme pressure.
“We advise the public that if they still want to have meaningful and safe interactions within the exclusive Christmas ‘bubble’ allowed, then it is vital that you plan ahead, consider the risks involved, and decide what would be safest for you and your loved one. some.
“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. let him do it. do it using contact tracers.
“As the number of cases continues to accelerate in Wales, we also encourage people to consider their Christmas plans from the perspective of what they ‘should’ do, rather than what they ‘can’ do, to protect their families and communities.
“The festive period is important to people in Wales who want to be with their loved ones during the holidays, especially after a very difficult year, but we remind everyone that we must continue to take personal responsibility to limit the spread of the virus and protect to our loved ones, especially if they are vulnerable or extremely vulnerable. For many, this will mean that it is not possible to celebrate Christmas as you normally would.
“On Friday 11th December the maintenance of the NHS Wales Laboratory Information Management System (WLIMS) was planned to allow essential service updates to take place.
“This will affect our daily reporting of the coronavirus figures and therefore the daily figures were not released on Sunday, December 13. There will be a data validation and reconciliation period that will affect our daily reporting figures for several days.
“Public Health Wales is also making some changes to the way we post information on our website and dashboard.
“Starting today (Monday, December 14), we will change the ‘correct data as of’ 1:00 pm daily. M. From the day before at 9:00 a.m. M. From the day before for operational reasons.
“As of Monday, December 14, we will advance the publication time of our data panel and our daily account statement from 2 pm to the previous hour at 12 pm
“Starting Monday, December 14, we plan to extend the delay period for notification of case rates from seven days from two to four days. This will further improve the accuracy of coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents per local authority area for the most recent seven-day incidence.
“The Government of Wales has announced that the coronavirus regulations related to periods of self-isolation have changed in Wales.”
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