Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all of Wales on Monday 20 December

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The latest coronavirus data published today showed the infection rate in Wales rose significantly over the weekend for the first time since October.

The latest numbers from Public Health Wales, which cover a 48-hour period over the weekend, show that about 6,796 new cases have been reported and eight more people have died.

The latest data confirmed that the total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid test has now risen to 6,516.

The numbers, which cover the 48-hour period until 9 a.m. on December 19, bring the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 559,959.

Read more: Rules may be ‘tightened’ in England after Christmas as Omicron cases increase

The latest seven-day rate of infection across Wales, based on the seven days to December 15, rose to 548.4 cases per 100,000 residents – the figure on Sunday was 501.3.

The local authority with the highest infection rate in Wales is Anglesey, followed by Flintshire and Denbighshire.

The test positivity rate across Wales was 18.1%, a sharp increase from the 17% reported on Sunday.

The regions of the country had the highest number of new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, Cardiff with 1,088, followed by Ronda Sinon Tough with 417, Swansea with 467, Caerphilly with 342, Valley of Glamorgan with 334, Newport with 327 and Flintshire with 317.

Elsewhere, Carmarthenshire had 285 new cases, Bridgend 282, Neath Port Talbot 274, Pembrokeshire 268, Wrexham 251, Conwy 215, Monmouthshire 212, Denbyshire 210 and Gwynedd 203.

Counites in Wales with less than 200 new cases are Powys and Torfaen with 185, Anglesey with 156, Merthyr Tydfil with 108, Ceredigion with 106 and Blaenau Gwent with 103.

As of December 17, there were 447 people in general and acute hospital beds with coronavirus (confirmed, suspected and recovering), down from the 463 reported on December 16.

There were 33 people in ventilated intensive care beds with Covid-19 on December 17, the same number as the day before.

Regarding vaccinations, the numbers show that 2482.756 people received one dose of the Corona virus vaccine, and 2289,735 were given two doses. Meanwhile, an additional 114,436 people have been given the booster vaccinations in Wales, and the total is now 1,311,804. The Welsh government wants one to be introduced to eligible adults by the end of December.

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

Severely immunocompromised: 99.2% of care home residents: 98.2% Home care workers: 94.6% 80 years and over: 96.2% Healthcare workers: 97.3% Social care workers: 45,920 75-79 years: 97% 70-74 Years: 96.4% Clinically very high-risk 16-69 years: 95.4% 65-69 years: 95.3% Clinical risk groups 12-64 years: 90.4% 60-64 years: 93.7% 55-59 years: 92% 50-54 Years: 90.2% 40-49 years: 85.5% 30-39 years: 79.3% 18-29 years: 79% 16-17 years: 77.1% 12-15 years: 56.8%

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

Taking the booster vaccines (according to PHW):

Care home population: 85.3% Home care workers: 68.4% 80 years and older: 84.1% Health care workers: 78.9% Social care workers: 36,522 75-79 years: 87.1% 70-74 years: 86.9% are clinically extremely at risk 16-69 years: 50.4% 65-69 years: 83.1% Clinical risk groups 12-64 years: 55.9% 60-64 years: 70.9% 55-59 years: 59.7% 50-54 years: 47.6% 40-49 years: 29.2% 30-39 years old: 16.6% 18-29 years old: 10.5% 16-17 years old: 3.3%

Infection rate per 100,000 people in each region for the seven days to December 15:

Health Board of Anurin Bevan University

Plainow Joint: 426.6 (height from 418)

Newport: 589.6 (out of 558.6)

Kervili: 511.4 (up from 489.9)

Torfin: 528.5 (out of 519.4)

Monmouthshire: 601.5 (from 505.3)

Betsy Cadwallader University Health Board

Konoe: 457.3 (height from 424.9)

Anglesey: 778.1 (from 671.0)

Gwinaid: 546.7 (down from 569.2)

Denbyshire: 614.4 (from 566.4)

Flintshire: 629.7 (up from 570.8)

Wrexham: 580.3 (down from 581.8)

Cardiff and Vail University Health Board

Cardiff: 605.1 (up from 487.9)

Glamorgan Valley: 609.3 (out of 555.4)

Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Health Board

Merthyr Tydfil: 563.6 (height from 477.4)

Ronda Sinon Tough: 529.3 (from 468.8)

Bridgend: 561 (unchanged)

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Carmarthenshire: 427.5 (up from 415.8)

Pembrokeshire: 457.8 (up from 437.9)

Credigen: 385.2 (up from 376.9)

Powys Teaching Health Council

Bowies: 484 (up from 456.8)

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Neath Port Talbot: 492.6 (height from 449.4)

Swansea: 564 (up from 507.7)

Wales total: 548.4 (out of 503.4)

At a press conference in Cardiff on Friday, First Minister Mark Drakeford said people should remember that “the virus thrives on human contact” and urged them to limit social contact.

“This is the calm before the storm,” he said. “Every contact we have is an opportunity for us to spread or catch the virus.

“The Omicron variant likes large gatherings and enclosed spaces as it can pass easily from person to person. If you can, please reduce the number of people you meet, especially if you see older or more vulnerable people over Christmas.”

Meanwhile, the novel coronavirus restrictions will come into effect in Wales from December 27. Legal restrictions will see nightclubs closed, and additional measures to protect customers and employees in stores and businesses, such as one-way regulations and physical barriers, will also be put in place. The rules will also be changed to include a requirement to work from home where possible, but those in offices will have to adhere to a social distancing of 2 metres.

An additional £60m of funding is being made available to help businesses affected by the changes. The Welsh government will meet on Monday where further restrictions will be discussed, according to Mr Drakeford.

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