A further five people have died with coronavirus in Wales according to the latest figures from Public Health Wales.
New figures published on Tuesday, November 9, which covers the last 24 hour period, shows the total number of Covid-related deaths in Wales now stands at 6,242.
There were also 1,784 new positive cases recorded in the latest update bringing the total number since the pandemic began to 461,109.
The latest seven-day infection rate across Wales based on the cases for every 100,000 people (for the seven days up to November 4) now stands at 527.7 – another drop from the 536.9 reported on Monday.
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The local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales is now Vale of Glamorgan with 753.1 cases per 100,000 population over seven days followed by Torfaen with 720.5 and Caerphilly with 659.9.
The test positivity rate across Wales is at 20.5%, which is slightly down on the 21.2%, reported on Monday.
The areas of the country recording the highest numbers of new Covid cases are Cardiff with 261, Caerphilly with 142, Vale of Glamorgan with 134, Swansea with 131, Carmarthenshire with 127 and Rhondda Cynon Taf with 110.
Meanwhile, Neath Port Talbot had 95 new cases, Newport had 86, Gwynedd had 81, Flintshire had 68, Powys and Torfaen had 60 each, Bridgend had 58 and Monmouthshire had 56.
Elsewhere, Denbighshire and Wrexham both had 48 cases, Pembrokeshire had 44, Conwy had 35 and Blaenau Gwent had 28.
The local authorities recording the fewest cases included Merthyr Tydfil with 19, Anglesey with 17 and Ceredigion with 11.
As of November 8, there were 802 people in general and acute hospital beds with coronavirus (confirmed, suspected, and recovering), a slight fall on the 810 reported on November 5.
There were 72 people in a ventilated intensive care bed with Covid-19 on November 8, a slight fall on the 75 people on November 5.
On Sunday Public Health Wales figures showed that 2,452,485 people have had one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 2,248,786 have had both doses.
To date 540,272 people have received their Covid booster vaccine according to PHW including more than two-thirds of care home residents (75.4%), two-thirds of healthcare workers (67.6%), more than half of care home workers (58.3%) and over two-thirds of those over 80 years old (69%).
On Tuesday the Welsh Government confirmed that it has now offered a Covid jab to all 12 to 15-year-olds. However, to date only 48.2% 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: 95.9%
- Healthcare workers: 97.1%
- Social care workers: 45,644
- 75-79 years: 96.8%
- 70-74 years: 96.2%
- Clinically extremely vulnerable 16-69 years: 93.2%
- 65-69 years: 94.7%
- Clinical risk groups 12-64 years: 90%
- 60-64 years: 91.3%
- 55-59 years: 89%
- 50-54 years: 87.1%
- 40-49 years: 81.2%
- 30-39 years: 74.6%
- 18-29 years: 75.5%
- 16-17 years: 74.2%
- 12-15 years: 48.2%
Uptake of the second vaccine dose by priority group (according to PHW):
Severely immunosuppressed: 61.6%
- Care home residents: 96.9%
- Care home workers: 91.8%
- 80 years and older: 95.1%
- Healthcare workers: 95.6%
- Social care workers: 45,120
- 75-79 years: 96.2%
- 70-74 years: 95.6%
- Clinically extremely vulnerable 16-69 years: 91.2%
- 65-69 years: 93.9%
- Clinical risk groups 12-64 years: 86.4%
- 60-64 years: 90.1%
- 55-59 years: 87.5%
- 50-54 years: 85.2%
- 40-49 years: 78.1%
- 30-39 years: 69.3%
- 18-29 years: 67.6%
- 16-17 years: 22.9%
- 12-15 years: 0.2%
Uptake of booster vaccines (according to PHW)
- Care home residents: 75.4%
- Care home workers: 58.3%
- 80 years and older: 69%
- Healthcare workers: 67.6%
- Social care workers: 29,891
- 75-79 years: 70.4%
- 70-74 years: 60.3%
- Clinically extremely vulnerable 16-69 years: 30%
- 65-69 years: 25.6%
- Clinical risk groups 12-64 years: 3.9%
- 60-64 years: 5%
- 55-59 years: 2%
- 50-54 years: 1.6%
Infection rate for every 100,000 people in each area for the seven days up to November 4:
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Blaenau Gwent: 595.5 (down from 621.2)
Newport: 543.7 (down from 557.9)
Caerphilly: 659.9 (down from 691.4)
Torfaen: 720.5 (down from 725.8)
Monmouthshire: 509.6 (down from 533.9)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Conwy: 383.1 (down from 389.1)
Anglesey: 355.5 (up from 327.6)
Gwynedd: 470.5 (down from 477.7)
Denbighshire: 459.8 (up from 453.5)
Flintshire: 429.2 (down from 438.2)
Wrexham: 400.9 (down from 438.4)
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff: 593.9 (down from 596.3)
Vale of Glamorgan: 753.1 (down from 769.5)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Merthyr Tydfil: 464.1 (down from 489)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 422.4 (down from 428.2)
Bridgend: 524.3 (up from 501.2)
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Carmarthenshire: 489.5 (down from 483.1)
Pembrokeshire: 543.6 (down from 604.8)
Ceredigion: 440.2 (up from 437.4)
Powys Teaching Health Board
Powys: 525.5 (up from 515)
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Neath Port Talbot: 595.9 (down from 609.1)
Swansea: 525.9 (up from 523.1)
Wales total: 527.7 (down from 536.9)
A week ago, First Minister Mark Drakeford issued a stark warning as part of the latest review of Wales' Covid rules. He warned restrictions could be reintroduced in Wales in three weeks if cases do not drop and announced some new rule changes which come into immediate effect.
The changes now 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 will be encouraged to resume working from home.
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