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Jillian MacMath

Another 10 people die with coronavirus in Wales as new cases climb by 77

Ten more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Wales, according to figures released on Friday (June 12).

The total of people with lab-confirmed coronavirus who have died since the outbreak began has hit 1,435, Public Health Wales said.

A further 77 cases of the virus have also been confirmed, pushing the total number of cases in Wales to date to 14,658.

The number of cases and deaths were published after First Minister Mark Drakeford told the daily press conference that people should 'be patient' on lockdown easing and that Wales would stick to the path it had chosen and put people's health first.

It has been confirmed the rate of spread of coronavirus in Wales is the lowest in the UK.

Where today's new cases were reported:

Public Health Wales' daily figures on coronavirus-related deaths reflect the number of people who have died with lab-confirmed coronavirus which have been reported to them. As it can take two or three days for reports to reach them, the deaths have not all happened in the last 24 hours.

Only two local authorities - Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil - saw new cases in the double digits, with 11 and 12, respectively.

Though all health board areas in Wales recorded new cases, five local authorities - including Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Carmarthenshire, Powys and Neath Port Talbot- saw no new cases in the 24-hour period.

Asked what easements may be brought in, Mr Drakeford told the Welsh Government coronavirus briefing: "People will have to manage to be patient for one more week.

"A week is a lot more conversation, a lot more advice, a lot more information from all the figures and facts that we get through our systems here in Wales.

"Those decisions will be made next week, not today."

However, Mr Drakeford confirmed the R-rate in Wales is falling.

The latest evidence suggests it has dropped from 0.8 to 0.7, he said.

He said the figures show Wales is on course to have headroom to make changes, but he warned "that headroom has been hard won and could so easily be lost".

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