A further 16 people in Wales have died after testing positive for coronavirus - the same figure as the two previous days.
Figures from Public Health Wales published on Sunday reveal that 336 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the latest 24-hour period, similar to the 363 which were reported on Saturday. This brings the total since the start of the pandemic to 201,688.
The number of people to have died with coronavirus in Wales within a month of a positive test now stands at 5,237.
The infection rate across Wales is remains 83 per 100,000 population based on the seven days up to February 15. Infection rates have reduced to levels not seen since September.
The latest data also shows that 860,183 people have now received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, up 6,279 from the figure of 853,904 published 24 hours earlier.
Meanwhile, 37,773 people have now received both doses of the vaccine, a rise from 32,002 yesterday.
Uptake of the first dose by priority group (according to PHW):
- 80 years and older: 165,429 (90.5%)
- Aged 75-79 years: 124,474 (92.5%)
- Aged 70-74 years: 169,455 (91.9%)
- Care home residents: 14,747 (84.1%)
- Care home workers: 36,317 (85.7%)
- Healthcare workers: 122,760 (percentage not given)
- Extremely clinically vulnerable: 478 (84.2%)
Key details
- Deaths reported today: 16
- Cases reported today: 336 (down from 363)
- Number of tests carried out: 11,070 (down from 12,731)
- Total deaths with lab-confirmed coronavirus in Wales: 5,237
- Total number of people who have received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: 860,083
- Total number of people who have received a two-dose course of Covid-19 vaccine: 37,773
Anglesey is now the local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales with a seven-day rate of 122.8 cases per 100,000 population, up from 115.6 on the day before.
Flintshire is second with 122.4 cases per 100,000 population, up from 118.5 reported previously.
Cardiff is third highest rate with 105.8 cases per 100,000, which is down from 107.7 yesterday.
In terms of new cases reported in the last 24 hours, Cardiff has the most with 49, followed by Caerphilly and RCT who both have 30.
Powys has 24 and Carmarthenshire has 22.
Neath Port Talbot and Swansea both have 16 with Torfaen, Gwynedd and Pembrokeshire having 14. Newport has 13.
Anglesey and Wrexham both had 11.
All others had single figures for new cases with Conwy having nine, Monmouthshire having eight, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Bridgend seven, Blanaeu Gwent four, Merthyr two and Ceredigion one.
Across Wales the positivity rate of tests is down to 7.6% for the past seven-day period, which is below a key Welsh Government threshold for easing lockdown restrictions. The highest rate is in Flintshire where 11.8% of tests have come back positive in the last week.
Cases per 100,000 based on seven-day rolling average (February 9 to February 15):
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Newport: 91.2 (down from 95)
Torfaen: 71.3 (down from 79.8)
Caerphilly: 77.9 (down from 77.9)
Monmouthshire: 62.4 (up from 60.3)
Blaenau Gwent: 53 (down from 65.8)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Wrexham: 94.9 (down from 106.7)
Flintshire: 122.4 (up from 118.5)
Denbighshire: 71.1 (up from 63.7)
Gwynedd: 97.1 (up from 88.3)
Conwy: 88.7 (up from 87.9)
Anglesey: 122.8 (up from 111.4)
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Vale of Glamorgan: 86.6 (up from 84.6)
Cardiff: 105.8 (down from 107.7)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Bridgend: 52.4 (up from 50.3)
Merthyr Tydfil: 72.9 (64.7)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 68.8 (unchanged)
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Carmarthenshire: 74.2 (down from 75.8)
Ceredigion: 33.3 (up from 33)
Pembrokeshire: 52.5 (unchanged)
Powys Teaching Health Board
Powys: 101.9 (down from 104.2)
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Neath Port Talbot: 84.4 (down from 85.1)
Swansea: 63.6 (down from 64)
Wales total : 82.6 (down from 83.1)
First Minister Mark Drakeford, in Friday's press conference from Cathays Park, confirmed that foundation phase children aged three to seven would return to face-to-face learning from this Monday.
He also announced that, providing infection rates continue to reduce, there could be scope for all primary school children and older secondary school pupils to return to class from Monday, March 15.
From today, up to four people from two different households will be allowed to exercise outdoors together - but the stay-at-home restrictions remain in place.
He also set longer-term goals for the re-opening of non-essential retail and close contact services such as hairdressers. These will all be discussed as part of the next 21-day review period ending on Friday, March 12.
"We have seen time and again the world over just how quickly the situation can deteriorate in a matter of weeks," said Mr Drakeford.
"But, if we continue to see improvements to the public health situation here, and we don’t see a further wave of infections caused by any of the new variants circulating in the UK, I want to be clear about what we will be considering in the next review period.
"We will continue to take a careful and cautious approach towards relaxing restrictions – as we have throughout the pandemic – guided by the experts."
