One new coronavirus death has been reported in Wales on Friday and more than 100 new cases.
New data published by Public Health Wales reports a further 114 new coronavirus cases in Wales on Friday, April 9, meaning Wales has now seen a total of 210,219 cases since the pandemic began
With the addition of the one new coronavirus death reported on Friday, the total number of lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths in Wales now stands at 5,528.
The infection rate across Wales has also fallen and now stands at 20.4 cases per 100,000 people for the seven days leading up to April 4, a drop from 21 on Thursday.
All of Wales' local authorities are now reporting fewer than 50 cases per 100,000 people for the seven days up to April 4. Meanwhile the percentage of tests coming back with positive results is now 2.2%, way below the key benchmark of 5%.
The latest figures also show that 1537,122 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 498,318 people have had both doses. Wales is on track to have given half a million people both doses of the vaccine by the weekend.
Uptake of the first vaccine dose by priority group (according to PHW):
- Care home residents: 15,125 (97.3%)
- Care home workers: 33,929 (89.2%)
- Healthcare workers: 132,114 (92.9%)
- Social care workers: 44,545 (no percentage available)
- 80 years and older: 166,507 (95.1%)
- 75-79 years: 127,578 (95.7%)
- 70-74 years: 174,839 (95.2%)
- Clinically extremely vulnerable 16-69 years: 75,173 (92.2%)
- 65-69 years: 168,067 (93.2%)
- Clinical risk groups 16-64 years: 290,015 (82.3%)
- 60-64 years: 185,165 (90%)
- 55-59 years: 201,450 (86.2%)
- 50-54 years: 168,000 (73.8%)
- 40-49 years: 147,125 (37.5%)
- 30-39 years: 98,480 (23.5%)
- 18-29 years: 77,482 (16.7%)
Key details
- Deaths reported today: 1
- Cases reported today: 114 (Up from 82 on Thursday)
- Total deaths with lab-confirmed coronavirus in Wales: 5,528
- Total number of people who have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: 1537,122
- Total number of people who have received a two-dose course of Covid-19 vaccine: 498,318
Cardiff reported the most cases on Friday with 28 followed by Swansea with 10. Gwynedd reported nine new cases and Flintshire reported seven new cases.
Wrexham, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Bridgend each reported six new cases while Anglesey, Vale of Glamorgan and Conwy each reported five new cases. Torfaen reported four new cases and Caerphilly, and Powys each reported three new cases.
Blaenau Gwent and Neath Port Talbot both reported two new cases. Torfaen, Denbigshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire each reported one new case.
Merthyr Tydfil and Monmouthshire both reported no new cases.
Cases per 100,000 based on seven-day rolling average (March 29 to April 4):
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Blaenau Gwent: 17.2 (up from 14.3)
Newport: 14.2 (down from 15.5)
Caerphilly: 10.5 (down from 13.3)
Torfaen: 14.9 (up from 13.8)
Monmouthshire: 14.2 (up from 10.6)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Conwy: 8.5 (down from 10.6)
Anglesey: 30 (down from 34.3)
Gwynedd: 26.5 (up from 24.9)
Denbighshire: 15.7 (down from 17.8)
Flintshire: 17.9 (down from 19.9)
Wrexham: 22.1 (up from 26.5)
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff: 38.7 (up from 37.1)
Vale of Glamorgan: 14.2 (up from 12.7)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Merthyr Tydfil: 24.9 (up from 23.2)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 17.8 (up from 17.0)
Bridgend: 6.8 (down from 7.5)
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Carmarthenshire: 15.9 (up from 14.8)
Pembrokeshire: 16.7 (down from 19.9)
Ceredigion: 12.4 (down from 13.8)
Powys Teaching Health Board
Powys: 8.3 (down from 9.8)
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Neath Port Talbot: 26.5 (down from 28.6)
Swansea: 33.2 (up from 35.2)
Wales total: 20.4 (down from 21.1 )
Dr Eleri Davies, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Yesterday the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) provided an update on the Oxford AstraZenca vaccine following reports of an extremely rare and specific type of blood clot following vaccination.
“The AstraZeneca vaccine remains safe and effective and has already saved thousands of lives. Those who have received a first dose of the vaccine, should continue to receive a second dose.
“The risk benefit remains strongly in favour of vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine for those aged 30 and over, and those aged under 30 who have underlying health conditions which puts them at higher risk of severe outcomes from Covid-19 infection. However, adults aged 18-29 years old who do not have underlying health conditions will now be offered an alternative vaccine.
“The Moderna vaccine is now being rolled out across Wales. It is the third coronavirus vaccine approved by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and patients in Carmarthenshire were the first in the UK to receive it yesterday.
“We urge anyone over 50 who has not yet received an invite for their vaccination to contact their local health board. Details of which can be found here:https://gov.wales/get-your-covid-19-vaccination-if-you-think-you-have-been-missed
“We are also making some changes to the way we publish information on our website and data dashboard.
“Starting on 17 April, we will no longer be publishing coronavirus data or a daily statement on our website on Saturdays. However when we do publish our reports on Sunday that will include the results and the data for the period of Saturday as well.
“We are doing this because case numbers are now low therefore any fluctuation day-to-day can give rise to potentially misleading interpretation and we want to be focusing more on the underlying trends.
“Our surveillance team will however retain the ability to ramp back up to seven day reporting if necessary."
