One more person has died in Wales after testing positive for coronavirus and more than 600 new positive cases have been recorded.
Latest figures from Public Health Wales (PHW) for Monday, October 19, show that 620 positive cases have been logged from labs in the last 24 hours, a significant drop on the 950 recorded on Sunday.
The NHS body also confirmed that one more person had died to bring the overall death toll since the pandemic began to 1,712.
Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil remain the local authorities with the highest number of cases per 100,000 people with both areas having more than 200.
Cardiff had 266.6 cases in the last seven days when adjusted for population, down from 270.1 on Sunday, and Merthyr Tydfil had 203.9 , down from 205.5.
Bridgend was third with 189.7 (up from 182.3), Wrexham was fourth with 178.7 (up from 175.8) and Rhondda Cynon Taf was fifth with 163.7 (down from 183.6).
Caerphilly , the first area to go into local lockdown more than a month ago, still has more than 100 cases per 100,000 with 100.5 (unchanged from the day before).
The other local authority areas recording more than 100 cases included Blaenau Gwent with 161.7, Neath Port Talbot with 141.6, Swansea with 138.9, Flintshire with 134.5, Denbighshire with 132.7 and Conwy with 116.9.
The Wales overall infection rate is 128.2 per 100,000, which is down from 130.9 recorded the day before.
Several hospitals are now reporting Covid-19 outbreaks, including the Royal Glamorgan, the Royal Gwent, Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Morriston.
These are the key details on Monday:
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Deaths reported today: 1
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Cases reported today: 620 (down from 950 on Sunday)
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Number of tests carried out yesterday: 10,914 (down from 12,431 on Sunday)
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Total deaths with lab-confirmed coronavirus in Wales: 1,712
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Cardiff, with 103, saw by far the most new cases reported on Monday, followed by Swansea with 59, Flintshire and Wrexham with 46, Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot with 45, and Rhondda Cynon Taf with 37.
There were also double digit increases in Caerphilly (28), Conwy (23), Denbighshire (21), Merthyr Tydfil (19), Anglesey and Gwynedd (15), Newport (13), Blaenau Gwent (12), Monmouthshire (11) and Carmarthenshire (10).
Meawhile Powys had nine new cases, Pembrokeshire had seven, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan had five, and Ceredigion had three.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Blaenau Gwent: 161.7 (Down)
Newport: 62.7 (Up)
Torfaen: 73.4 (Down)
Caerphilly: 100.5 (Unchanged)
Monmouthshire: 78.2 (Up)
Betsi Cadwaldr University Health Board
Flintshire: 134.5 (Down)
Wrexham: 178.7 (Up)
Conwy: 116.9 (Down)
Denbighshire: 132.7 (Down)
Gwynedd: 73.1 (Down)
Anglesey: 68.5 (Up)
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff: 266.6 (Down)
Vale of Glamorgan: 45.7 (Down)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Merthyr Tydfil: 203.9 (Down)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 163.7 (Down)
Bridgend: 189.7 (Up)
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Carmarthenshire: 55.1 (Down)
Ceredigion: 24.8 (Down)
Pembrokeshire: 37.4 (Up)
Powys Teaching Health Board
Powys: 43 (Down)
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Swansea: 138.9 (Unchanged)
Neath Port Talbot: 141.6 (Up)
Wales overall: 128.2 (Down)
On Monday First Minister Mark Drakeford announced a 17-day "fire-break" lockdown for Wales which will run from Friday, October 23, at 6pm to Monday, November 9.
Everyone will be expected to stay at home wherever possible, non-essential retail will shut, and secondary schools will close for those in year 9 and above. Read the full announcement here.
Mr Drakeford said it was critical to act now to reduce the rising rates of coronavirus in Wales which has seen 3,870 new confirmed cases between October 10 and 16.
"The number of people being taken to hospital with coronavirus symptoms is growing every day. Our critical care units are already full," he admitted.
"We are asking our healthcare and social care staff, who have already done so much, to work even harder.
"Unless we act the NHS will not be able to look after the increasing number of people who will fall seriously ill in the coming weeks, even with the extra 5,000 beds we have available. And even more people will die.
"If this happens we would have to take even more extreme measures to bring the virus under control – we would be looking at an open-ended national lockdown such as the one we had in March of this year."
Dr Giri Shankar, incident director for the novel coronavirus outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: "Public Health Wales supports the announcement by the Welsh Government today of a two-week national ‘fire-break’ to disrupt the transmission of coronavirus in Wales. These new restrictions will come into effect at 6pm on Friday, October 23, and will last until the start of Monday, November 9.
"Cases continue to rise in Wales, hospital admissions are increasing including those into critical care, and sadly so are the numbers of people dying from the virus.
“Although national and local measures have made a difference, further action is now needed. These new rules are vital to regain control of the virus, to protect the NHS, and save lives.
“Under the rules announced today people must stay at home, except for very limited purposes. They must not visit other households or meet other people they do not live with.
“Certain businesses and venues including bars, restaurants, and most shops must close.
“Secondary schools will provide learning online only for the week after half term other than for children in years seven and eight. Primary schools and childcare settings will remain open.
“Face coverings continue to be mandatory in the indoor public spaces that remain open, subject to certain exemptions and exceptions, including on public transport and in taxis.
"Attending a pre-booked screening clinic, medical appointment or flu vaccination is a permitted reason for travel.
“More information about the new rules is available at the Welsh Government website."
