The Welsh county which has had no coronavirus cases for a week

Denbighshire has become the first local authority in months to record no coronavirus cases over a seven-day period.

Latest figures from Public Health Wales show that the county has reported no positive cases between April 25 and May 1. It's infection rate is now 0, compared to 9.8 cases for every 100,000 people across Wales.

The last time this occurred anywhere in Wales was in Blaenau Gwent in mid-August 2020 - between the first and second waves of the virus - when infection rates dropped significantly before rising again in September.

Just a few months ago, in early January 2021, the seven-day infection rate in Denbighshire was as high as 429.5 cases per 100,000 people in the last week but has come down significantly thanks to the vaccination rollout and weeks of strict lockdown measures.

Across Wales the seven-day infection rate has now dropped below 10 cases per 100,000 for the first time since August. It now stands at 9.8 cases per 100,000 people for the seven days up to May 1 – a drop from 10.1 on Wednesday.

Dr Eleri Davies, incident director for the novel coronavirus outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said that the encouraging drop in infection rates must be taken with caution.

"We would remind the general public that it is still extremely important to follow social distancing and hygiene measures to prevent the transmission of coronavirus. That is, staying 2m from anyone you don’t live with, washing hands regularly and wearing face coverings in indoor settings," she said.

Cases per 100,000 based on seven-day rolling average (April 25 to May 1):

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Blaenau Gwent: 2.9 (unchanged)

Newport: 25.9 (down from 29.1)

Caerphilly: 12.7 (down from 13.3)

Torfaen: 11.7 (up from 10.6)

Monmouthshire: 5.3 (unchanged)

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Conwy: 4.3 (down from 5.1)

Anglesey: 5.7 (up from 4.3)

Gwynedd: 9.6 (down from 11.2)

Denbighshire: Zero

Flintshire: 9 (up from 7.7)

Wrexham: 17.7 (unchanged)

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Cardiff: 12.8 (down from 13.6)

Vale of Glamorgan: 6.7 (up from 6)

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Merthyr Tydfil: 8.3 (down from 9.9)

Rhondda Cynon Taf: 9.1 (up from 8.3)

Bridgend: 5.4 (down from 6.1)

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Carmarthenshire: 6.9 (up from 5.8)

Pembrokeshire: 11.1 (up from 10.3)

Ceredigion: 2.8 (unchanged)

Powys Teaching Health Board

Powys: 3.8 (up from 3)

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Neath Port Talbot: 9.1 (unchanged)

Swansea: 11.3 (down from 13)

Wales total: 9.8 (down from 10.1 )

On Monday, May 3 further relaxation of the regulations came into place meaning that Wales is now in alert level 3.

Two households can again form an exclusive extended household "bubble" and can spend time indoors together. Supervised indoor activities for children can resume, along with indoor organised activities for up to 15 adults (such as exercise classes and swimming lessons), and community centres can reopen.

This relaxing of the rules came following the reopening of outdoor hospitality on April 26. It is likely that the incoming Welsh Government will allow indoor hospitality to reopen on May 17.