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Will Hayward

The area of Swansea with the highest rate of coronavirus cases

One part of Swansea has more than 1,000 coronavirus cases per 100,000 of population. The figure for Bonymaen is significantly higher than in any other part of the county.

The figure is included in new hyperlocal data which shows the amount of coronavirus cases and the number of cases in relation to population.

Within the city the wards with the highest rates of the virus are Bonymaen (1,010 per 100,000), Uplands (680) and Brynmill (668).

This interactive map shows the areas of the city with the highest levels of the virus, you can click on your area to find out more:

What does this data actually mean?

The data is based on the rolling seven day average between October 20 and October 26.

It is really important to bear in mind that this data is very volatile because it covers such small areas. Where an area has a very small population, even one positive case can push up the cases per 100,000 significantly.

You should therefore be cautious from drawing too many conclusions directly from the information.

For example, Gorseinon (23) and Pontarddulais (22) in Swansea have almost exactly the same number of cases but the number of cases per 100,000 of population is very different (216 and 329 respectively).

This is because Gorseinon has a larger population so its numbers per capita are lower.

This table shows a breakdown of different parts of the city:

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