Several parts of Cardiff currently have infection rates of Covid-19 in excess of 500 cases per 100,000 of population, latest figures show.
Hyperlocal data shows the number of coronavirus cases and the number of cases in relation to population across the capital.
It comes as the Covid booster programme in Wales and the rest of the UK is being stepped up to take rising concerns about the Omicron variant. Wales' chief medical officer has also issued a stark warning saying he is "very worried" about what is going to happen over the next two to three weeks as cases of the variant are expected to surge.
Within Cardiff the wards with the highest incidence rates of the virus are:
- Pontprennau 721.1 cases per 100,000
- Pentwyn, 681.3
Pen-y-lan South, 679.7
Pen-y-lan North, 646.6
- Trowbridge, 611.9
- Llanedyrn, 605.8
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 December 2 and December 8.
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 rate of cases per 100,000 significantly.
You should therefore be cautious about drawing too many conclusions directly from the information.
For example, Splott and Butetown in Cardiff have almost exactly the same number of cases (32 and 31 respectively) but the number of cases per 100,000 of population are very different (519.1 and 286.9).
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