Four new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Newport as Wales saw another day of no new days with the virus.
The seven-day rate of infection per 100,000 in the city is 48.5, higher than the overall Wales figure of 37.6.
Latest data published by Public Health Wales on Tuesday, March 30, reported 94 new positive cases in the last 24-hour period which brings the total since the outbreak began to 209,285.
It is the lowest number of new cases reported in a day since September 5 last year.
The overall number of people to have died in the country within a month of testing positive for the virus remains at 5,506.
The infection rate across Wales is now 37.6 per 100,000 people, based on the seven days up to March 25 - a drop from 38.1 on Monday. Only three parts of Wales now have an infection rate of over 50 cases for every 100k people in the last week.
Meanwhile the percentage of tests coming back with positive results is now 2.7%, way below the key benchmark of 5%.
The latest figures also show that 1,413,710 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 424,016 have had both doses.
Uptake of the first vaccine dose by priority group (according to PHW):
- Care home residents: 15,110 (96.9%)
- Care home workers: 33,574 (88.4%)
- Healthcare workers: 130,738 (91.6%)
- Social care workers: 43,429 (no percentage available)
- 80 years and older: 166,462 (94.9%)
- 75-79 years: 127,362 (95.5%)
- 70-74 years: 174,483 (95%)
- Clinically extremely vulnerable 16-69 years: 74,708 (91.6%)
- 65-69 years: 167,477 (92.8%)
- Clinical risk groups 16-64 years: 276,545 (78.8%)
- 60-64 years: 182,045 (88.5%)
- 55-59 years: 180,208 (77.2%)
- 50-54 years: 111,739 (49.1%)
Key details
- Deaths reported today: Zero
- Cases reported today: 94 (down from 125)
- Total deaths with lab-confirmed coronavirus in Wales: 5,506
- Total number of people who have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: 1,413,710
- Total number of people who have received a two-dose course of Covid-19 vaccine: 424,016
Cardiff was the county with the highest number of new cases confirmed on Tuesday with 14, followed by Gwynedd with 10, Swansea with nine, and Anglesey, Flintshire, Pembrokeshire and Neath Port Talbot with six each.
Meanwhile Wrexham and Caerphilly had five, Newport, Conwy and Merthyr Tydfil had four, Powys had three, Denbighshire, Vale of Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire had two, and Bridgend, RCT and Ceredigion had one.
Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Blaenau Gwent all recorded no new cases on Tuesday.
Cases per 100,000 based on seven-day rolling average (March 19 to March 25):
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Blaenau Gwent: 41.5 (down from 48.7)
Newport: 48.5 (up from 47.2)
Caerphilly: 30.9 (down from 37.6)
Torfaen: 26.6 (up from 21.3)
Monmouthshire: 24.3 (up from 21.1)
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Conwy: 43.5 (up from 42.7)
Anglesey: 112.8 (down from 118.5)
Gwynedd: 43.4 (up from 36.9)
Denbighshire: 40.8 (up from 25.1)
Flintshire: 41.6 (down from 52.5)
Wrexham: 24.3 (up from 19.9)
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff: 31.6 (down from 33.5)
Vale of Glamorgan: 23.2 (down from 26.2)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Merthyr Tydfil: 132.6 (up from 127.6)
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 20.7 (down from 22.4)
Bridgend: 17 (down from 17.7)
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Carmarthenshire: 23.3 (down from 24.9)
Pembrokeshire: 20.7 (down from 23.8)
Ceredigion: 6.9 (up from 5.5)
Powys Teaching Health Board
Powys: 18.1 (down from 21.1)
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Neath Port Talbot: 52.3 (up from 51.6)
Swansea: 65.2 (unchanged)
Wales total: 37.6 (down from 38.1 )
Dr Giri Shankar, incident director for the novel coronavirus outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said coronavirus data will not be published on the dashboard or a daily statement on Good Friday (April 2) or Easter Sunday (April 4).
"It is therefore likely that the daily figures produced on Monday, April 5 and Tuesday April 6 will be around double the usual 24 hour figure," he said.
He added: "Last week Welsh Government announced the lifting of the ‘stay local’ requirement from Saturday, March 27, and that self-contained holiday accommodation can open for those who live in Wales. People should stay within the borders of Wales unless for essential travel such as work or education.
“In addition, six people from two households are able to meet outdoors, organised outdoors activities for children under 18 can resume, and libraries can re-open.
“This slight easing of Covid lockdown rules is encouraging, however while the number of cases is declining overall, there are still several areas which have significantly higher rates.
“This is a stark reminder of the need for everyone to maintain constant vigilance, by practising hand hygiene, keeping 2m apart from people that you don’t live with, and wearing a mask in indoor environments.
“It is clear that coronavirus has not gone away, and there are still a large number of people who have not been vaccinated. In order to protect everyone, including the most vulnerable, we must all stick to the rules.
“Welsh Government restrictions state that you should not go into any other household or mix indoors with other people who you don’t live with.
“If you are contacted by your local TTP team then it is important that you are truthful with them about where you have been and who you have met. They are not there to judge, they are there to help prevent ongoing transmission of the virus and to protect the community.
“If you are asked to self-isolate by your local TTP team then please ensure that you do so for the full ten days – this will help break any chains of transmission.
“We encourage everyone, whatever their background, social demographic and ethnicity, to have the vaccine when they are offered it."
