Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all of Wales on Tuesday 17 August

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Wales recorded more than 750 new cases of coronavirus in the latest update from Public Health Wales.

Data published on Tuesday 17 August identified 761 new cases in Wales in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 255,302.

No new deaths of Covid-19 have been reported in Wales, meaning the total number of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive remains at 5,641.

Read more: The huge number of young people in Wales who have yet to receive the Covid vaccine

The latest infection rate across Wales as a whole is now 184.3 per 100,000 people based on the seven days to 12 August, up from 169.3 recorded on Monday.

The numbers are based on the date the test was taken, not the date the test was run on the system, which means it’s an accurate reflection of how quickly the virus is spreading in Wales.

Denbshire continues to have the highest infection rate in Wales with 352.2 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Conwy with 252.6. Meanwhile, the percentage of tests that have come back positive across the country is now 12.8% – up from 12% reported on Monday.

The region with the most cases in the last 24 hours was Cardiff with 107, followed by Swansea with 72, Newport with 62, Flintshire with 52 and Wrexham with 51.

Blaenau had Gwent 11, Caerphilly 21, Monmouthshire 12, Torfaen 15, Anglesey 10, Conwy 46, Denbighshire 46, Gwynedd 39, Vale of Glamorgan 44, Bridgend 16, RCT 38, Carmarthenshire 18, Powys 14 and Neath 20.

The lowest numbers recorded were in Pembrokeshire with nine, Sredigion with five, and Merthyr Tydfil with four.

As of August 16, there are 185 people overall and acute hospital beds with (105) confirmed, (44) suspects, and (36) recovered cases of coronavirus – up from 165 the day before.

Aneurin Bevan UHB had the highest number of Covid patients with 45, followed by Cardiff and Vale UHB with 44, Betsi Cadwaladr UHB and Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB with 26, Hywel Dda UHB with 14 and Swansea Bay UHB with 10.

As of August 16, there were 29 people in well-ventilated gas beds in Wales who had coronavirus.

The latest figures show that 2,316,668 people in Wales received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 2,146,391 people received two doses of the vaccine.

Take the first dose of the vaccine according to the priority category (according to PHW):

Care home population: 13,849 (98.2%) Home care workers: 35,646 (93.6%) 80 years and over: 162,844 (96.1%) Health care workers: 137,729 (96.6%) Health care workers Welfare: 45,684 (no percentage available) 75-79 years: 127,779 (96.9%) 70-74 years: 175,858 (96.3%) Clinically very poor 16-69 years: 76,950 (94.6%) ) 65-69 years: 171,149 (95%) Clinical risk groups 16-64 years 318,713 (89.9%) 60-64 years: 191.725 (93.4%) 55-59 years: 213.834 (91.6%) -50 54 years: 204.774 (89.7%) 40-49 years: 333,412 (84.5%) 30-39 years: 328,224 (76.9%) 18-29 years: 366.516 (75.7%)

Take the second dose of vaccine according to priority category (according to PHW):

Care home residents: 13,473 (95.5%) Home care workers: 34,373 (90.3%) 80 years and over: 160,679 (94.9%) Healthcare workers: 134,409 (94.3%) Health care workers: 134,409 (94.3%) Welfare: 44,957 (no percentage available) 75-79 years: 126,587 (96%) 70-74 years: 174,448 (95.5%) Clinically very poor 16-69 years: 75,179 (92.4%) (65-69 years: 169,165 (93.9%) Clinical risk groups 16-64 years: 304,931 (86)%) 60-64 years: 188,715 (91.9%) 55-59 years: 209,512) 89.8%) 50-54 years: 199,319 (87.3%) 40-49 years: 317,337 (80.4%) 30-39 years: 293,665 (68.8%) 18-29 years: 297,945 (61.5) %) Read more related articles

Infection rate per 100,000 people in each region for seven days (week to August 12):

Health Board of Anurin Bevan University

Plainow Joint: 160.3 (up from 146)

Newport: 248.3 (up from 230.8)

Kervili: 139.2 (up from 127.6)

Turfin: 198 (up from 176.7)

Monmouthshire: 151.2 (from 140.6)

Betsy Cadwallader University Health Board

Konoy: 252.6 (up from 244)

Anglesey: 137.1 (down from 138.5)

Gwinned: 199.9 (up from 179.8)

Denbyshire: 352.2 (up from 339.6)

Flintshire: 232.5 (up from 206.9)

Wrexham: 247.1 (from 225.1)

Cardiff and Vail University Health Board

Cardiff: 149.6 (from 137.1)

Glamorgan Valley: 140.7 (up from 137)

Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Health Board

Merthyr Tydfil: 122.7 (height from 117.7)

Ronda Sinon Tough: 181.5 (up from 148.8)

Bridgend: 165.9 (down from 174.8)

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Carmarthenshire: 111.2 (down from 112.3)

Pembrokeshire: 158.2 (from 131.9)

Ceredigion: 141.7 (height from 116.9)

Powys Teaching Health Council

Bowies: 182 (out of 141.2)

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Neath Port Talbot: 205.8 (from 196.8)

Swansea: 180.6 (up from 169.2)

Wales total: 184.3 (vs 169.3)

Almost all coronavirus restrictions were lifted in Wales on Saturday 7 August, providing people and businesses the greatest amount of freedom since the start of the pandemic.

Restrictions on the number of people meeting indoors in private homes, public places or on events have been lifted and all businesses and buildings can now open.

Folk band Foals brought live music back to Singleton Park in Swansea on Saturday night and you can see the best photos here.

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