The number of coronavirus cases in Newport has risen in the past week according to the most recent data from Public Health Wales (PHW).
Six areas within the Newport area have reported new cases over the most recent seven-day period and the infection rate currently stands at 25.9 cases per 100,000 people.
This compares with the three areas reporting cases a week ago, on April 14, when the infection rate stood at 17.5 cases per 100,000 people.
The figures from PHW show that in the week between April 10 and April 16, a total of 26 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the following areas:
- Pillgwenlly & Docks
- Pye Corner & Graig
- Bettws
- Marshfield
- St Julians & Barnardtown
- Caerleon
You can take a look at infection rates across the city between April 10 and April 16 in the interactive map below:
The area currently recording the highest rate of coronavirus cases is Pillgwenlly & Docks. It recorded eight new cases in the latest seven-day period, with an infection rate of 90.5 cases per 100,000 people.
Marshfield recorded five new cases, while Pye Corner & Graig recorded four new cases and Caerleon, Bettws and St Julians & Barnardstown all recorded three new cases.
The city's remaining 14 areas recorded between 0-2 cases, the lowest number PHW's recorded figures drop to and categorised as "low numbers."
The areas in Newport that recorded fewer than two cases of the virus between April 10 and April 16 were:
- Malpas
- Beechwood
- Lawrence Hill
- Ringland
- Ridgeway & Glasllwch
- Lliswerry & Uskmouth
- Gaer
- Duffryn & Maesglas
- Langstone & Llanwern
- Shaftesbury & Crindai
- Stow Hill
- Maindee
- Victoria & Somerton
- Rogerstone
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What does this data mean?
The data above is based on the rolling seven-day average between April 3 and April 9. The boundaries used are those from the the Office for National Statistics' (ONS') middle layer super output areas (MSOAs) as defined by the 2011 boundaries.
It is important to bear in mind that it 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.
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