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Covid in Wales: How many deaths have there been?



A further 35 people have died after contracting coronavirus in Wales, taking the total to 3,298, according to the latest figures.

Public Health Wales (PHW) also reported a further 2,237 new cases across the country, which went into lockdown earlier than planned over the weekend.

It takes the number of positive tests to 135,500 since the pandemic began.

PHW warned figures would be higher as it did not report coronavirus cases on Christmas Day.

The figures only show deaths in hospitals and some care homes and only involving confirmed Covid cases.

It means the latest registered deaths reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which take longer to compile and are published on a weekly basis, are significantly
higher at 4,200.

Six of Wales' seven health boards recorded new coronavirus-related deaths in the latest figures, with the most - 13 - reported in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board area.

Seven were reported in both Cardiff and Vale and Swansea Bay areas, while there were four in Besti Cadwaladr, which covers north Wales, three in Hywel Dda and one in
the Aneurin Bevan area in the south-east.


Where are the new coronavirus cases?
The latest case rate figures, which covers the week between 14 December and 20 December - when Wales' lockdown came into force - have remained relatively steady.

Merthyr Tydfil continues to have the highest case rate in the country, with 1,241.6 cases per 100,000 people over the last seven days. However this is a slight reduction on
the figure reported on Christmas Eve.

Seventeen of Wales' 22 local authorities reported slightly lower case rates than two days ago.

Only Conwy, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham and Vale of Glamorgan saw a rise in cases per 100,000 people.

Bridgend remains second highest, with 1,117.3 cases, while Anglesey (60) and Gwynedd (72.3), continue to have the lowest Covid rates in Wales.


Why are figures lower in Powys?
Acute patients from Powys are usually treated across the border at hospitals in England, so deaths of Powys residents usually only appear in registrations reported later by
the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Those ONS figures - which are higher - also count both confirmed and suspected cases of Covid, as well as deaths in all settings, including care homes, hospices and
people's own homes. The most recent weekly figures are the highest since May.

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