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Wales has seen a big jump in the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus in the last 24 hours, as well as two new deaths.
Figures from Public Health Wales (PHW) show that there were 389 new cases of Covid-19 registered on Wednesday, September 23, significantly more than 281 on Tuesday.
That’s the highest number of cases recorded in a single day since April 9, near the peak of the pandemic when 391 were recorded.
But it should be noted that significantly more tests are now taking place than in April, with 9,610 test results reported today compared to 902 on April 9.
Three local authorities have registered more than 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days, including Rhondda Cynon Taf (123.5), Merthyr Tydfil (137.6) and Blaenau Gwent (136).
Here are the key details for Wednesday:
- Deaths reported today: 2
- Cases reported today: 389 (vs. 281 on Tuesday)
- Number of new tests: 9,610 (vs 9,780 on Tuesday)
- Total laboratory-confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales: 1,605
Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) had by far the highest number of new cases with 93, followed by Blaenau Gwent with 47, Swansea with 37, Cardiff with 35 and Bridgend with 29.
Newport and Merthyr Tydfil had 24 each, Carmarthenshire had 19, Caerphilly had 16, Vale of Glamorgan had 10, Torfaen had nine, Denbighshire had eight, Anglesey, Flintshire and Conwy had five, Neath Port Talbot had four, Wrexham had three, Pembrokeshire and Powys had two, while Monmouthsure had one.
Ceredigion was the only local authority that did not register a new positive case.
A city-level closure is reportedly being considered for the Llanelli area, as the Carmarthenshire cases are concentrated there.
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: 37.6 (bottom)
Newport: 49.1 (up)
Blaenau Gwent: 136 (top)
Torfaen: 20.2 (up)
Monmouthshire: 10.6 (unchanged)
Betsi Cadwaldr University Board of Health
Conwy: 21.3 (top)
Denbighshire: 27.2 (top)
Flintshire: 19.2 (bottom)
Anglesey: 24.3 (top)
Wrexham: 5.9 (unchanged)
Gwynedd: 5.6 (bottom)
Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health
Cardiff: 33 (top)
Vale of Glamorgan: 26.2 (top)
Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Board of Health
Merthyr Tydfil: 137.6 (top)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 123.5 (top)
Bridgend: 72.1 (up)
Hywel Dda University Board of Health
Carmarthenshire: 40.8 (top)
Pembrokeshire: 6.4 (top)
Ceredigion: 4.1 (unchanged)
Powys Teaching Health Council
Powys: 3 (bottom)
Swansea Bay University Board of Health
Swansea: 36.8 (up)
Neath Port Talbot: 11.9 (unchanged)
Wales overall: 38.9 (top)
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From 6pm on Tuesday, Newport, Bridgend, Merthyr and Blaenau Gwent were subjected to the same local confinement restrictions as RCT and Caerphilly.
The restrictions mean:
- People will not be allowed to enter or leave without a reasonable excuse, such as traveling for work or education;
- People will only be able to meet outdoors at the moment. Individuals will not be able to meet members of their extended home indoors or form an extended home for the time being;
- All authorized facilities must close at 11 pm;
- All people over the age of 11 must wear face covers in enclosed public places, as is the case throughout Wales.
Similarly, on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Mark Drakeford announced restrictions across New Wales.
These included:
- Pubs, cafes, restaurants and casinos (and any other hospitality business) must close at 10 pm. They will also have to provide table service only. This applies as of Thursday at 6pm.
- Outside of licenses, including supermarkets, they will also need to stop selling alcohol at 10pm
- A £ 500 payment will be issued to help low-income people who need to isolate themselves and regulations will be strengthened to ensure that employers support those who need to isolate themselves in this way.
- The Prime Minister also asked people to travel only when necessary, saying: “The fewer people we meet and the less trips we make, the safer we will all be.” However, except in the already closed areas in Wales, which They are Subject to specific travel restrictions, this is not currently an established rule that applies throughout Wales and is more of a guideline.
Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Response to the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales welcomes the package of new national measures to be unveiled starting at 6pm on Thursday 24th. September.
“These restrictions mean that licensed pubs, restaurants and other venues must close at 10 pm and offer table service only. Outside of licenses, including supermarkets and other outlets, they must also stop selling alcohol at 10pm
“The ‘rule of six’ means that only six people from the same extended family can meet indoors.
“In addition, the Government of Wales has announced strengthened regulations and support for employees and employers who must isolate themselves.
“In areas where local restrictions have been introduced (the Caerphilly County Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent and Newport areas), those rules must be followed. Details of these rules can be found on the Welsh Government website.
“We continue to see a steady increase in cases in many communities in Wales, and our research shows that many of these have been transmitted due to a lack of social distancing.
“The council areas of Cardiff, Swansea, the Vale of Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire, Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire are areas of concern for us and we are watching the data there closely, but the number of cases is increasing everywhere. from Wales, so there is no room for complacency in any area.
“We are also seeing an increase in the number of people who are seriously ill and have been admitted to the hospital with Covid-19.
“We are concerned that much of the good work done in recent months is at 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 broader restrictions being imposed at the national level.
“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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