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Three more people have died of coronavirus in Wales and 370 new cases have been diagnosed.
Figures from Public Health Wales (PHW) show that there were 370 new laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19 recorded for the figures on Saturday, September 26, a jump of 50 from the 320 recorded the day before.
PHW also confirmed that three more people had died from laboratory-confirmed coronavirus, bringing the total since the pandemic began in Wales to 1,612.
Blaenau Gwent, who is one of six local authorities currently under a local blockade, recorded 246.2 positive cases per 100,000 population in the last week, somehow the most of any local authority in Wales.
And according to the latest weekly data released by Public Health England on Thursday, it is also higher than anywhere in England. At that time, Bolton had an infection rate of 218.4, the highest in England.
Blaenau Gwent also had a test 11.7% positivity rate, well above the national average of 5%. In the past seven days, Blaenau Gwent (population 69,000) has had more positive cases, 172, than Cardiff (population 367,000), which has had 156 cases and will go into local lockdown Sunday night.
The numbers prompted Dr. Christopher Williams, Incident Director for the Coronavirus Outbreak Response at Public Health Wales, to encourage “anyone living in Blaenau Gwent who has symptoms of COVID-19 to get tested, following a rapid increase in cases “.
He added: “We are concerned that much of the good work done in recent months runs the risk of going to waste. If the situation continues to worsen, we may find ourselves at the same levels of infection that we experienced earlier this year.” in March and April, and with that comes the possibility of more extensive restrictions being imposed nationwide. “
A mobile test unit has been established at Blaenau Gwent. Local residents can book a test by calling 0300 303 1222.
Merthyr Tydfil (169.1) and Rhondda Cynon Taf (136.4) continued to have very high cases per 100,000, while the Welsh average per 100,000 inhabitants is now 48.5, up from 44.9 the day before.
These are the key details for Saturday:
- Deaths reported today: 3
- Cases reported today: 370 (vs. 320 on Friday)
- Number of new tests: 11,258 (vs 10,854 on Friday)
- Total laboratory confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 1,612
(Image: Rowan Griffiths)
Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) had the highest number of new cases on record Saturday with 67 (a big jump from 48 yesterday), followed closely by Swansea with 58, then Blaenau Gwent with 42, Cardiff with 36 and Bridgend with 25 .
Merthyr Tydfil had 17 new cases, Caerphily 16, Newport 15 as well as Carmarthenshire, Torfaen 12 and Conwy, Flintshire and Neath Port Talbot had 10 cases each.
Wrexham had eight, Powys and Denbighshire had four each, and Pembrokeshire had three new cases. The Vale of Glamorgan had two, while Anglesey and Gwynedd had one each.
Monmouthshire and Ceredigion had no new positive 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
Blaenau Gwent: 246.2 (top)
Torfaen: 39.4 (top)
Caerphilly: 36.4 (up)
Newport: 33.0 (bottom)
Monmouthshire: 7.4 (Down)
Betsi Cadwaldr University Board of Health
Conwy: 29.0 (top)
Denbighshire: 25.1 (bottom)
Flintshire: 25.0 (bottom)
Wrexham: 16.9 (up)
Anglesey: 12.8 (bottom)
Gwynedd: 6.4 (unchanged)
Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health
Cardiff: 42.5 (top)
Vale of Glamorgan: 17.2 (bottom)
Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health
Merthyr Tydfil: 169.1 (unchanged)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 136.4 (top)
Bridgend: 80.9 (up)
Hywel Dda University Board of Health
Carmarthenshire: 42.4 (bottom)
Pembrokeshire: 7.2 (bottom)
Ceredigion: 2.8 (bottom)
Powys Teaching Health Council
Powys: 10.6 (up)
Swansea Bay University Board of Health
Swansea: 72.5 (up)
Neath Port Talbot: 29.3 (top)
Wales overall: 48.5 (top)
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On Friday afternoon, Health Minister Vaughan Gething confirmed that Cardiff, Swansea and the Carmarthenshire town of Llanelli would be placed under a local lockdown this weekend.
The Llanelli lockdown goes into effect at 6pm on Saturday and the closures in Cardiff and Swansea will begin at 6pm on Sunday. Mr. Gething urged the people of the two cities not to “treat this weekend as a final blast.”
His advice seemed to have been heeded, as that was Cardiff city center last night.
We asked the folks in Cardiff, Swansea and Llanelli what they think about the new local closure restrictions:
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The changes mean around 1.5 million people in eight council areas and one city will be subject to local restrictions, just under half of the Welsh population.
“At Llanelli we have a particular challenge around the city that is well identified, a significant extension that is not under control,” said Mr. Gething.
“We have spoken with the local authority, we have spoken with the local health board and we understand the need to act and act as soon as possible.
Gething said local restrictions have been revised for Caerphilly, which has been closed for 15 days.
He said that since they were introduced to the county there has been a steady drop in the number of cases.
He said there have been very high levels of compliance, which has made a “real difference.” However, the restrictions will remain in effect for the next seven days at least.
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