A further six people have died with coronavirus in Wales according to the latest figures from Public Health Wales.
New figures published on Sunday, November 14, which cover the 24-hour period up to 9am on November 12, show the total number of Covid-related deaths in Wales now stands at 6,282.
There were also 2,659 new positive cases recorded in the latest update bringing the total number since the pandemic began to 470,856.
The latest seven-day infection rate across Wales, based on the cases for every 100,000 people (for the seven days up to November 8) now stands at 469.3 – a drop from the 477.5 reported on Friday. Last Thursday the seven-day infection rate went down below 500 for the first time since early October. For more health-related content please go here
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The local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales is Vale of Glamorgan with 644.5 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, closely followed by Torfaen with 617.3 and Neath Port Talbot with 545.7.
The test positivity rate across Wales is at 18.8%, which is another drop from the 19.1 % reported on Friday.
The areas of the country recording the highest numbers of new Covid cases are Cardiff with 354, Swansea with 209, Carmarthenshire with 171, RCT with 164 and Vale of Glamorgan with 150.
Meanwhile, Gwynedd had 135 new cases, Wrexham 129, Newport 127, Bridgend 126, Pembrokeshire 115, Neath Port Talbot 110, Caerphilly 107, Torfaen and Flintshire both 104, and Powys 100.
The local authorities recording the fewest cases included Denbighshire with 80, Monmouthshire with 78, Merthyr Tydfil with 59, Conwy with 58, Blaenau Gwent with 54, Ceredigion with 44, and Anglesey with 20.
As of November 11 there were 733 people in general and acute hospital beds with coronavirus (confirmed, suspected, and recovering), a rise on the 732 reported on November 10. There were 67 people in a ventilated intensive care bed with Covid-19 on November 11, a drop on the 73 reported the day before.
On Friday, Public Health Wales figures showed that 2,455,557 people had received one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 2,251,326 had been given both doses.
To date, 587,407 people have received their Covid booster vaccine according to PHW, including three-quarters of care home residents (75.8%), more than two-thirds of over 80s (71.1%) and healthcare workers (68.5%), and more than half of care home workers (59.2%).
Earlier this month the Welsh Government confirmed that it had now offered a Covid jab to all 12 to 15-year-olds. However, to date, only 49.2% of people in this age group have actually had it. You can read more about that here.
Uptake of the first vaccine dose by priority group (according to PHW):
- Severely immunosuppressed: 99.2%
- Care home residents: 98.2%
- Care home workers: 94.4%
- 80 years and older: 96.2%
- Healthcare workers: 97.2%
- Social care workers: 45,695
- 75-79 years: 97%
- 70-74 years: 96.4%
- Clinically extremely vulnerable 16-69 years: 95.3%
- 65-69 years: 95.2%
- Clinical risk groups 12-64 years: 90.1%
- 60-64 years: 93.6%
- 55-59 years: 91.9%
- 50-54 years: 90.1%
- 40-49 years: 85.3%
- 30-39 years: 78.9%
- 18-29 years: 78.3%
- 16-17 years: 75.3%
- 12-15 years: 49.2%
Uptake of the second vaccine dose by priority group (according to PHW):
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Severely immunosuppressed: 67.2%
- Care home residents: 96.9%
- Care home workers: 91.8%
- 80 years and older: 95.4%
- Healthcare workers: 95.7%
- Social care workers: 45,165
- 75-79 years: 96.4%
- 70-74 years: 95.8%
- Clinically extremely vulnerable 16-69 years: 93.8%
- 65-69 years: 94.4%
- Clinical risk groups 12-64 years: 86.4%
- 60-64 years: 92.5%
- 55-59 years: 90.5%
- 50-54 years: 88.4%
- 40-49 years: 82.5%
- 30-39 years: 74%
- 18-29 years: 71.1%
- 16-17 years: 28.2%
- 12-15 years: 0.6%
Uptake of booster vaccines (according to PHW)
- Care home residents: 75.8%
- Care home workers: 59.2%
- 80 years and older: 71.1%
- Healthcare workers: 68.5%
- Social care workers: 30,467
- 75-79 years: 72.6%
- 70-74 years: 65.6%
- Clinically extremely vulnerable 16-69 years: 27.7%
- 65-69 years: 34.7%
- Clinical risk groups 12-64 years: 4.7%
- 60-64 years: 15.4%
- 55-59 years: 13.5%
- 50-54 years: 12.7%
- 40-49 years: 10.1%
- 30-39 years: 7.3%
- 18-29 years: 4.8%
- 16-17 years: 1.2%
Infection rate for every 100,000 people in each area for the seven days up to November 8:
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Blaenau Gwent: 513.9 (down from 541.1)
Newport: 483.6 (down from 484.2)
Caerphilly: 511.9 (down from 533.5)
Torfaen: 617.3 (down from 633.2)
Monmouthshire: 451.4 (down from 459.9)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Conwy: 343 (down from 343.8)
Anglesey: 269.8 (down from 281.3)
Gwynedd: 468 (up from 456.8)
Denbighshire: 418 (down from 434.7)
Flintshire: 350.4 (down from 364.5)
Wrexham: 439.1 (up from 424.4)
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff: 528.8 (down from 537.2)
Vale of Glamorgan: 644.9 (down from 646.8)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Merthyr Tydfil: 442.6 (up from 455.9)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 363.9 (down from 379.7)
Bridgend: 486.9 (up from 482.8)
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Carmarthenshire: 472 (down from 475.2)
Pembrokeshire: 395 (down from 423.6)
Ceredigion: 326 (down from 367.3)
Powys Teaching Health Board
Powys: 509.7 (down from 510.4)
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Neath Port Talbot: 545.7 (down from 573.6)
Swansea: 502.4 (up from 491.9)
Wales total: 469.3 (down from 477.5 )
On Tuesday Senedd members voted to make it compulsory for visitors to cinemas, theatres, and concert halls in Wales to show a Covid pass from November 15. You can read more about that here.
In her midweek briefing Health Minister Eluned Morgan warned that the Welsh Government was "really really fearful" that the NHS could be overwhelmed this winter. She said she was "extremely reluctant" to bring in additional restrictions ahead of Christmas but said that if it was the only way to bring infection rates down then she would not hesitate.
The changes currently in force are:
- Changes to the rules around self-isolation. You can read all the details here.
- You'll need a Covid Pass in theatres and cinemas. Read more about that here.
- Head teachers will be helped to introduce measures if case rates are high locally.
- Shops have been encouraged to get people to stick to the rules to wear masks.
- Businesses are being encouraged to resume working from home.
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