Swansea continues to have one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in Wales but only one ventilated bed in Swansea Bay is occupied by a coronavirus patient.
The latest figures, published by Public Health Wales, show that 23 areas of the city recorded fewer than two cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 in the seven days to April 24. This is the same number of areas that were classed as having "low numbers" of infections the previous week.
As of Thursday, April 29, the infection rate across Wales stands at 12 cases per 100,000, a slight increase from the 11.9 recorded on Wednesday. Newport reported the most cases on Thursday with 11, followed by Cardiff with nine, Swansea with eight, and Carmarthenshire with seven. The infection rate in Swansea has dropped from 25.9 per 100,000 last week to 21.5 in the last seven days.
How many people are in hospital with coronavirus in Swansea Bay?
Figures up until April 28 show that across the Swansea Bay University Health Board area, out of 1,133 general and acute beds in use, 17 are occupied by a Covid-19 case. This is compared to the 19 beds mentioned in last week's data up to April 21. This shows a slight decrease in last week's figure but three weeks ago there were 116 beds occupied by coronavirus patients in the Swansea Bay area.
And of the 25 "invasive" ventilated beds in use, just one is occupied by a Covid-19 patient, a decrease of two from last week's figure.
Which areas of Swansea currently have the highest and lowest rates of coronavirus?
Sketty and Ravenhill currently have the highest coronavirus infection rates in Swansea, with figures of 157.3 and 59.3 per 100,000 people, respectively, for the seven days leading up to April 24.
Last week, Ravenhill and Mynyddbach had the highest coronavirus infection rates in the city, with figures of 54.3 and 99 per 100,000 people, respectively, per 100,000 people. Sketty, now with the highest infection rate in Swansea, had one of the lowest last week. But the figures should be treated with caution as just a small number of cases in an area of low population can ramp up the coronavirus rate figure significantly, leading to big swings.
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This data shows a breakdown of different parts of the city:
The total number of cases is followed by the incidence per 100,000 population (rounded to the nearest whole number), starting with the area with the highest infection rate:
Sketty - 10, 157
Ravenhill - 5,59
Penderry - 5, 52
Central Swansea - 4, 39
West Cross - 3, 36
Loughor - 3, 31
Brynmill - 3, 30
Llanmorlais & Three Crosses - 0-2, fewer than 40
Killay - 0-2 , fewer than 40
Dunvant and Upper Killay - 0-2, fewer than 36
Mayals & Bishopston - 0-2, fewer than 35
West Gower - 0-2, fewer than 32
Mumbles & Newton - 0-2, fewer than 32
Gowerton - 0-2, fewer than 30
Pontarddulais - 0-2, fewer than 30
Llansamlet - 0-2, fewer than 29
Cockett - 0-2, fewer than 28
Morriston South - 0-2, fewer than 27
Bonymaen - 0-2, fewer than 27
Cwmbwrla - 0-2 , fewer than 26
Birchgrove - 0-2, fewer than 25
Tycoch - 0-2, fewer than 25
St Thomas - 0-2, fewer than 25
Llangyfelach & Tircoed - 0-2, fewer than 24
Morriston North - 0-2, fewer than 23
Mynyddbach - 0-2, fewer than 22
Townhill - 0-2, fewer than 22
Clydach & Mawr - 0-2 , fewer than 21
Uplands - 0-2, fewer than 21
Landore - 0-2, fewer than 20
