Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths across Wales on Friday 4 February

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Eight more people have died of coronavirus in Wales, according to the latest figures.

Data from Public Health Wales, published Friday, February 4 and covering a 24-hour period, shows 2,606 new positive cases, bringing the total to 787,417.

The total number of people who died within 28 days of testing positive in Wales rose to 6,852.

Read more: Cases of a new ‘hidden variant’ of Omicron detected in Wales

The latest infection rate, based on PCR tests, for the seven days to January 30, is now 521.5 cases per 100,000 people — down from the 537.1 recorded Thursday.

The infection rate based on PCR tests is only a guide to the prevalence of Covid in Wales because it does not include lateral flow test results, which are reported weekly in Wales. Asymptomatic people who test positive for LFT no longer need a confirmatory PCR test.

The latest data for lateral flow tests, published Thursday for the week ending January 30, shows that another 26,361 positive test results have been reported. This is up from 21,127 the previous week. The positivity also increased to 11.87%. The highest infection rate was in the Hywel Dda University Health Board with 778.8 positive tests per 100,000 people.

The highest infection rate in every local authority in Wales for the seven-day period between January 24 and January 30 was Newport with 806.8 cases per 100,000, followed by Carmarthenshire with 659.5 and elephants of Glamorgan with 604.1.

Cardiff has recorded the most positive cases in the last 24 hours with 351 cases, followed by Swansea with 238, Carmarthenshire with 197, RCT with 143, Newport with 134, Caerphilly with 133, Neithport Talbot with 124, Wrexham with 123 and Valley of Glamorgan and Flintshire Both have a score of 108.

Meanwhile, Pembrokeshire had 99 new cases, Bowes had 97, Gwynedd had 89, Bridgend had 85, Conwy had 84, Denbyshire had 75 and Turfin had 72.

The areas with the lowest number of cases were Monmouthshire with 63 cases, Anglesey with 56 cases, Plaineau Joint with 51 cases, Ceredigion with 49 cases and Merthyr Tydville with 42 cases.

In the seven days to January 30, a total of 34.1% of PCR tests across Wales gave a positive result, down from the 34.5% reported on Thursday.

The highest rates of positivity were in Newport (40.7%), Swansea (38.7%), and Cardiff (38.2%).

As of February 3, there were 1,110 people overall and acute hospital beds with coronavirus (confirmed, suspected, and hospitalized), up from 1,105 on January 2. Within this data, the number of confirmed Covid patients increased from 521 on February 2 to 534 on February 3.

There were 13 people in well-ventilated intensive care beds with Covid-19 confirmed on 3 February. This was the same number reported on February 2 but less than a third of the Omicron wave’s peak of 39 on January 5.

A total of 2512,220 people received one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 2370,157 were given two doses. Meanwhile, 1,844,501 people were given the booster vaccines in Wales. The Welsh Government has confirmed that all eligible adults have been offered one by the end of December.

Infection rate per 100,000 people in each region for the seven days to January 30:

Health Board of Anurin Bevan University

Blaenau Gwent: 515.3 (down from 546.8)

Newport: 806.8 (down from 830.8)

Kervili: 548.4 (down from 567.2)

Torfin: 593.9 (less than 640.7)

Monmouthshire: 398.6 (down from 409.1)

Betsy Cadwallader University Health Board

Konoe: 424.1 (down from 436.8)

Anglesey: 366.9 (from 365.5)

Gwinned: 308.3 (height from 285.8)

Denbyshire: 471.3 (down from 480.7)

Flintshire: 390.1 (unchanged)

Wrexham: 561.9 (down from 577.4)

Cardiff and Valley University Health Board

Cardiff: 603.2 (down from 625.2)

Glamorgan Valley: 604.1 (down from 615.3)

Cwm Taf Glamorgan University Health Board

Merthyr Tydfil: 508.9 (down from 555.3)

Ronda Sinon Tough: 461.7 (down from 471.3)

Bridgend: 522.3 (down from 537.9)

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Carmarthenshire: 659.5 (<671.2)

Pembrokeshire: 411.7 (under 430)

Ceredigion: 262.7 (down from 264.1)

Powys Teaching Health Council

Bowies: 387.4 (down from 390.4)

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Neath Port Talbot: 480.8 (down from 512.9)

Swansea: 603.3 (down from 628)

Wales total: 521.5 (down from 537.1)

The headlines from the latest ONS infection survey published at 2pm on Wednesday, February 2, indicate that the percentage of people who tested positive for Covid in Wales rose again during the week ending January 29.

It estimates that 139,100 people in Wales, equivalent to one in 20 people, contracted Covid in the week ending January 29, the same proportion in England. This is a jump of more than 1% compared to the previous week. Meanwhile, Scotland is estimated to have the lowest rates of Covid, with 1 in 30 people contracting Covid in the same week, while in Northern Ireland, it was around 1 in 15.

First Minister Mark Druckford confirmed a week ago that Wales had now taken full action to warn of the zero level.

this means:

Nightclubs can reopen. The social distancing of 2 meters in all buildings open to the public and workplaces has been removed. Table service and collect contact details. Working from home will remain important but will no longer be a legal requirement Businesses, employers and other organizations must continue to carry out a specific assessment of the coronavirus risks and take reasonable measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, which may include 2 million social distancing or controlled entry.

A Covid card will still be required to enter large indoor events, nightclubs, cinemas, theaters and concert halls.

It was also announced that people in Wales would be able to leave self-isolation after five full days provided they had two consecutive negative side flow tests on the fifth and sixth day, 24 hours apart.

The next three-week review of coronavirus regulations will take place by February 11 when the Welsh government will review all measures at alert level zero.

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