A further four people have died after contracting coronavirus in Wales.
Public Health Wales (PHW) announced on Friday afternoon that the total number of fatalities reported to them since the outbreak began now stands at 1,475.
But as it can take two or three days for reports to reach the NHS trust, not all the most recent deaths have happened in the last 24 hours.
The true death toll, which includes all fatalities where coronavirus is mentioned on the death certificate, had already reached 2,317 on June 5 according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Meanwhile, PHW said the number of lab-confirmed positive cases of coronavirus in Wales has increased by 31 to bring the total to 15,001.
The local authority of Wrexham had highest amount of new cases on Thursday with six, while Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen, Denbighshire, Vale of Glamorgan, Ceredigion, Powys and Swansea all had no new cases.
And despite testing capacity standing at 12,300 each day in Wales, just 2,773 were carried out on Thursday.
New coronavirus cases reported in Wales today
Cumulative number of deaths reported in Wales
The latest figures were announced following a press conference with First Minister Mark Drakeford who confirmed new easing of lockdown restrictions.
He said that all non-essential retail can now open in Wales from Monday providing they have measures in place to comply with two-metre social distancing.
He also announced that the "stay local" travel guidance, where people are told to remain within around five miles of their communities, will end on July 6 "if conditions allow".
It means from that date people are likely to be able to visit holiday destinations in Wales, as well as see family members outdoors outside their own localities.
Mr Drakeford said the local travel advice must remain in place for two more weeks to allow communities to prepare for an upsurge in visitors.
Mr Drakeford said: "The threat of coronavirus hasn't gone away, but thanks to the efforts we have all made over the last few months, the number of people contracting coronavirus each day in Wales is falling. So too is the risk of meeting somebody with virus.
"Given the progress we have made, we are able to take some additional cautious steps to further unlock our society and economy. This includes more retailers being able reopen their businesses, as long as they take measures to minimise the risk to their staff and to the customers who visit their stores.
"Our focus continues to be on the health risks of the outbreak, but we can now begin to cautiously focus much more squarely on the wider economic and societal impact the virus is having."
A series of other easing of restrictions were also announced by the First Minister and will be introduced on Monday, including:
- enabling private prayer in places of worship where social distancing is maintained and gatherings do not take place;
- Restarting the housing market by enabling house viewings to take place in vacant properties and house moves where a sale has been agreed but not yet completed;
- Lifting the restrictions on outdoor markets and sports courts but social distancing must be maintained. No contact or team sports will be allowed;
- Enabling non-professional elite athletes, including Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, to resume training.
It has already been announced that schools in Wales will welcome pupils again from Monday, June 29, but only a third of them will be allowed in at any one time.
The First Minister said he has alerted the visitor and tourism industry to start preparations to reopen if the spread of the virus continues to decline.
"Attractions, national parks, and local authorities will need to use the next fortnight to plan to welcome visitors again from July 6 in a safe manner," he said.
"I know that the wider tourism industry is keen to reopen and to salvage some of this summer’s season. Owners of self-contained accommodation should therefore use the next three weeks to prepare to reopen, working with their local communities.
"Any accommodation that is entirely self-contained with its own kitchen and bathroom, which no other guests use, fall into this category. This also includes hotels and B&Bs with en-suite rooms, which provide room service meals, and caravan parks where accommodation is entirely self-contained.
"Businesses can take bookings for the week beginning July 13 but this will have to be at their own risk."
Mr Drakeford added that hairdressers should use the next three weeks to make preparations to resume services by appointment only, with all the necessary safeguards in place.
During questions from the press, the First Minister also said that from Monday people will be able to travel beyond their local area where there are "compassionate grounds to do so".
When asked what this means, he said this might apply in a case where someone needs a visit because their wellbeing is suffering.
He said this visit should still be outside and at a two metre distance. However, further further guidance on this is to be provided.
Finally, when asked about whether Wales was considering allowing "bubbling up", where two more households can meet indoors as England has, Mr Drakeford said it was something the Welsh Government was considering.
He stressed that the Welsh Government does not have to wait for the next three-week reviewto make a change.
"We can make at a change at any point if we are in the position to do so," he said.
