NO new deaths have been recorded in Wales, and an incredibly small number of new cases were identified in the most recent data.
There have now been almost 34,970 lab-confirmed cases of the virus identified from the combined counties since the outbreak of the pandemic - after more incidents were confirmed by Public Health Wales (PHW) in the latest figures released on April 27.
PHW confirmed that just seven of the latest 33 Welsh cases came from the northern region.
• Anglesey – One (1.4 per 100,000 population)
• Conwy – 0 (0 per 100,000 population)
• Denbighshire – 0 (0 per 100,000 population)
• Flintshire – 0 (0 per 100,000 population)
• Gwynedd – Two (1.6 per 100,000 population)
• Wrexham – Four (2.9 per 100,000 population)
BCUHB stats:
• Total confirmed COVID-19 cases from North Wales as of April 27 – 34,969
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board – the largest health board in Wales – has reported 944 people have sadly died since the start of the pandemic, according to PHW data.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics, which are considered a stronger indicator of the overall impact of the virus, and which are based on all deaths where COVID is mentioned on the death certificate, stand at 1,388 for the health board area.
The national picture:
Across Wales, another 33 COVID cases were confirmed in the latest figures, meaning that 211,354 people are now known to have contracted the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
There were no reported deaths on Tuesday, meaning the number of people to have died with confirmed cases of coronavirus remains at 5,548 in Wales.
Headline figures show that, across Wales, over 1.78m people have had their first COVID-19 jab. Of that figure, over 700,000 have completed the two-dose treatment.
PHW summary
Conwy
3,301.1 confirmed cases per 100,000 population
Cases: 3,869 confirmed
Testing episodes: 67,359 (57,472 per 100,000)
Positivity*: 5.7% down on yesterday
BCUHB
4,998.7 confirmed cases per 100,000 population
Cases: 34,969 confirmed
Testing episodes: 405,048 (57,900 per 100,000)
Positivity*: 8.6%