Another 49 people have died with coronavirus in Wales in the past 24 hours and the infection rate across the country dips to its lowest point since October 4.
Latest figures from Public Health Wales (PHW) published on Saturday, February 6, show 675 new cases of the virus have been recorded, a jump up from the 399 reported yesterday. It brings the total since the pandemic began to 195,599.
The number of people who have now died with the virus in Wales has reached 4,961.
Following the latest figures the Wales infection rate is 122.6 per 100,000 population for the seven days up to February 1, a decrease from 129.8 on Friday. It has not been this low for more than four months.
PHW data shows 556,997 people have now received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine as of 10pm on Friday, up 33,955 on the figure published 24 hours earlier. That's 17.6% of the population. Some 2,471 people have now received both of their vaccine jabs.
Uptake of the first dose by priority group (according to PHW)
- 80 years and older: 155,884 received first dose (84.7%)
- Aged 75-79 years: 92,717 (68.4%)
- Aged 70-74 years: 79,583 (42.9%)
- Care home residents: 13,501 received first dose (78.2%)
- Care home workers: 32,668 received first dose (81.5%)
- Healthcare workers: 113,059 received first dose (percentage not given)
Key details
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Deaths reported today: 49
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Cases reported today: 675
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Number of tests carried out: 19,318 (Up from 7,996)
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Total deaths with lab-confirmed coronavirus in Wales: 4,961
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Total number of people who have received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: 556,997
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Total number of people who have received a two-dose course of Covid-19 vaccine: 2,471
Wrexham remains the local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales with a seven-day rate of 272.1 cases per 100,000 population, which is down from 309.7 on Friday.
Flintshire has the second-highest rate with 233.8 cases per 100,000, a decrease from 249.2 the day before.
Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf reported the most new cases in the latest 24-hour period with 67 each. The Vale of Glamorgan was next with 56, followed by Flintshire with 41, Swansea with 37, Newport with 35, Wrexham with 34, and Torfaen with 33.
Caerphilly reported 29 new cases, Carmarthenshire had 28, Gwynedd, Powys and Conwy had 27 apiece, Neath Port Talbot had 25, and Merthyr Tydfil had 22.
Bridgend had 18, Blaenau Gwent and Anglesey both had 17, and Monmouthshire and Pembrokeshire both had 10.
Two locations recorded single-digit rises in new cases in the latest daily figures with Denbighshire having six and Ceredigion having five.
Across Wales, the positivity rate of tests is 10.5% for the past seven-day period. The highest rate is in Wrexham, where 17.9% of tests have come back positive in the last week.
Cases per 100,000 based on seven-day rolling average (January 26 to February 1)
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Newport: 128 (Down from 139.6)
Torfaen: 138.4 (Down from 153.3)
Caerphilly: 137.5 (Down from 142.5)
Monmouthshire: 80.3 (Down from 82.5)
Blaenau Gwent: 117.4 (Up from 115.9)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Wrexham: 272.1 (Down from 309.7)
Flintshire: 233.8 (Down from 249.2)
Denbighshire: 103.5 (Up from 99.3)
Gwynedd: 66.6 (Down from 75.5)
Conwy: 104.1 (Up from 103.2)
Anglesey: 142.8 (Up from 138.5)
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Vale of Glamorgan: 104.8 (Down from 112.3)
Cardiff: 112.8 (Down from 116.9)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Bridgend: 104.7 (Down from 109.5)
Merthyr Tydfil: 81.2 (Down from 84.5)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 108.2 (Down from 116.5)
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Carmarthenshire: 161.0 (Down from 164.2)
Ceredigion: 49.5 (Down from 50.9)
Pembrokeshire: 89.8 (Down from 93.0)
Powys Teaching Health Board
Powys: 98.2 (Up from 97.4)
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Neath Port Talbot: 94.9 (Down from 105.4)
Swansea: 81.4 (Down from 87.5)
Wales total - 122.6 (Down from 129.8 )
Dr Chris Williams, incident director for the Covid-19 outbreak response at PHW, said: "Although the data currently shows that on an all-Wales level the numbers of cases are reducing and that the incidence is now below 130 cases per 100,000 population, the rates in some areas – particularly in North Wales – are still at more than double that.
“The pressure on our hospitals is still severe, so it is extremely important that everyone sticks to the rules and stays at home as much as possible.
“We continue to work to identify and investigate cases of variant coronavirus in Wales. To date, 13 cases of the South Africa variant have been identified in Wales. Multi-agency investigations continue into two separate cases that do not have clear links to international travel. There are no cases of the variants associated with Brazil.
“The vaccination programme, run by Welsh Government and the local health boards, is continuing at pace, with more than 400,000 people in the first four priority groups having now received their first vaccination."
