April 19, 2020 - 2532 views
In today's latest round up from Public Health Wales 334 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded over the past 24 hours.
This includes 13 new cases from Conwy County and 8 in Denbighshire. Overall there have now been 105 cases in Conwy and 161 in Denbighshire.
However Public Health Wales continues to remind the public that many more people could be carrying the virus and urged everyone to stay indoors and only leave the house for essential, permitted reasons.
There are now 7,270 cases in Wales with 41 deaths recorded in the past day. This means the number of cumulative deaths stand at 575 across the country.
Dr Robin Howe, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said:
“Public Health Wales continues to fully support the extension of lockdown measures, which is essential to avoid reversing the gains we have made in slowing the spread of this virus, protecting our NHS, and saving lives.
“Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is still circulating in every part of Wales, and the single most important action we can all take in fighting the virus is to stay at home. We want to thank each and every person across Wales for doing their bit to help slow the spread of the virus.
"While emphasising the importance of staying at home, we also want to reinforce the message from NHS Wales that urgent and emergency care services for physical and mental health are still open and accessible.
“For parents, if your child is unwell and you are concerned you should seek help. If you have urgent dental pain you should still call your dentist. If you have a health complaint that is worrying you and won’t go away you should call your GP practice. If you or a family member are seriously ill or injured you should dial 999 or attend your nearest Emergency Department.
“Public Health Wales is working with our partners in Welsh Government, the wider NHS in Wales, the other UK nations and others to monitor and respond to the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wales.
“This includes working with Welsh Government on its review of testing for COVID-19 and we welcome its latest recommendations in the critical workers testing policy, published today. It is vital to ensure we test the right people, at the right time, in the right place, to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
“We are encouraging everyone to download the COVID-19 Symptom Tracker app, which has been supported by Welsh Government.
The app allows users to log daily symptoms to help build a clearer picture of how the virus is affecting people. For more information, including how to download the app, visit covid.joinzoe.com.
