65 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported across Wales in the past 24 hours according to Public Health Wales today.

The continued testing of workers at meat processing plants in Anglesey and in Wrexham are continuing to uncover new cases of the virus.

Overall in North Wales 43 cases were recorded accounting for 66% of all new cases in Wales. Locally Conwy saw 3 new cases with 2 in Denbighshire. 

However Wrexham is continuing to dominate the figures in North Wales with 25 new cases.

r Robin Howe, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said:

“Testing of the workforce associated with an outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Wrexham area is continuing.

“We are in the process of combining information to identify the full scope of the ongoing testing process and total number of positive cases. To date a total of 166 cases have been identified, an increase of 69 cases reported in the past 24-hours.

“The identification of additional cases does not mean that the infection is increasing. However, it also reminds us that COVID-19 has not gone away and remains in the community.

“Rapid contact tracing also continues, and as expected, is identifying additional cases associated with the workforce.

“There is no evidence that the employer is the source of the infection, but we continue to review the situation and work with our multi-agency partners, the employer, their workforce and wider community to bring this outbreak to a swift conclusion.

“Following the multi-agency Outbreak Control Team meeting which took place on Thursday 25 June, I can confirm that a total of 204 cases of Novel Coronavirus have been identified in the workforce associated with the 2 Sisters plant in Llangefni, Anglesey.

“As a result of the rapid testing process introduced, and the small increase in cases identified, we are confident that the focused track and trace programme has worked well and that we are on track to bring this outbreak to a rapid conclusion.

“Any increase in the number of cases found in the workforce does not mean that the infection is increasing in the local population as a whole."

Sadly there were two new deaths in Wales during the past day.