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Another 212 new laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Wales on Saturday, September 19, according to the latest figures.
Two people who tested positive for coronavirus in Wales also died, Public Health Wales said.
It comes as Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil are being closely monitored for increasing rates of coronavirus.
The weekly infection rate is now highest in Merthyr Tydfil, with 96.1 cases per 100,000 people.
It is closely followed by RCTs with 88.7 cases per 100,000.
Meanwhile, Caerphilly has shown sustained improvement from the peak of more than 90 cases per 100,000 people.
The local authority’s weekly infection rate is now 67.9, a drop of 73.5 cases per 100,000 people on Friday.
Across Wales, the closely watched seven-day infection rate is now 25.5 cases per 100,000 people, two points higher than on Friday.
The total number of new cases on Saturday brings the total number to 20,445 in Wales since the start of the pandemic.
These are the key details for Saturday:
- Deaths reported today: 2
- Cases reported today: 212 (compared to 185 on Friday and 168 on Thursday)
- Number of new tests: 9,751 (up from 10,784 on Friday)
- Total laboratory confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 1,603
Rhondda Cynon Taf had the highest number of new cases at 47, compared to 45 on Friday and 32 on Thursday.
Merthyr Tydfil and Brigend followed the second and third highest number of new cases with 27 and 23 respectively.
Caerphilly had 19 new cases, while Cardiff had 17 and Swansea had 14.
Newport had 13 new cases, while Carmarthenshire had 10.
Conwy and Flintshire had seven new cases of the virus, while Blaenau Gwent had six.
Four new cases were reported in Denbighshire, while Wrexham and Vale of Glamorgan had three each.
Torfaen and Anglesey had two cases each, while Neath Port Talbot, Powys, and Monmouthshire each had one new case.
All other local authorities had no new cases of the virus.
These are the areas with the highest seven-day moving totals for new cases. All figures are reported as population-adjusted cases (per 100,000 people):
Aneurin Bevan University Board of Health
Caerphilly: 67.9 (bottom)
Blaenau Gwent: 40.1 (top)
Newport: 38.8 (up)
Torfaen: 8.5 (bottom)
Monmouthshire: 5.3 (unchanged)
Betsi Cadwaldr University Board of Health
Conwy: 19.6 (top)
Flintshire: 15.4 (bottom)
Anglesey: 14.3 (top)
Denbighshire: 10.4 (top)
Wrexham: 8.8 (up)
Gwynedd: 5.6 (bottom)
Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health
Cardiff: 16.9 (top)
Vale of Glamorgan: 11.2 (top)
Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health
Merthyr Tydfil: 96.1 (top)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 88.7 (top)
Bridgend: 38.8 (up)
Hywel Dda University Board of Health
Carmarthenshire: 12.2 (top)
Pembrokeshire: 1.6 (bottom)
Ceredigion: 1.4 (unchanged)
Powys Teaching Health Council
Powys: 7.6 (bottom)
Swansea Bay University Board of Health
Swansea: 15.8 (up)
Neath Port Talbot: 6.3 (bottom)
Wales overall: 25.5 (top)
Dr Chris Williams, Incident Director for Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak at Public Health Wales, said: “We are now seeing a steady increase in cases in many communities in Wales, and our research shows that many of these have been transmitted due to lack of social distancing.
“We are also seeing an increase in the number of people who are seriously ill and have been admitted to hospital with Covid-19.
“Yesterday we issued a statement on the growing concerns of the Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil communities. Read the full statement here.
“The coronavirus has not disappeared. It remains everyone’s responsibility to help prevent the spread of this virus to protect elderly and vulnerable family and friends. They should do this by isolating themselves when asked, staying six feet from others, and washing their hands regularly. “
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