Another nine people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Wales, as the death toll in the north nears 200.
Public Health Wales today recorded 126 new known cases, meaning 11,960 people have tested positive for the disease in Wales, although the actual number is likely to be much higher.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has 20 new cases, bringing the total number to 1,915 in North Wales.
The number of deaths within the health board is 189 but the number doesn't include some deaths within the community.
Since the outbreak began, 144 people have now tested positive in Anglesey, 331 in Conwy, 372 in Denbighshire, 364 in Flintshire, 318 in Gwynedd and 386 in Wrexham. ref DP
PHW
Conwy
282.5 confirmed cases per 100,000 population
New cases: 7 confirmed (out of 39 testing episodes)
Total cases: 331 confirmed (out of 1,394 testing episodes)
Overall positivity*: 23.7%
BCUHB
274.2 confirmed cases per 100,000 population
New cases: 20 confirmed (out of 154 testing episodes)
Total cases: 1,915 confirmed (out of 7,768 testing episodes)
Overall positivity*: 24.7%
Is this a result of the increased testing ?
Fears that North Wales is becoming country's coronavirus hotspot - and that the peak is yet to come
There has been an acceleration in coronavirus numbers in North Wales in recent days.
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