124 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Wales during the past 24 hours. There are now 9 new cases in Conwy and 8 in Flintshire.

Overall the total number of cases so far stands at 11,468 with 5 new deaths, from a total of 11,468.

Late last week First Minister Mark Drakeford extended the lockdown and in Wales and despite some initial confusion about which rules applied to Wales which related to England, the message has been that people should stay at home whenever possible.

Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said:

“Social distancing rules remain in effect. Public Health Wales fully supports the small adjustments made to the regulations which includes allowing people to exercise more than once a day. However, people should stay local. This means any exercise should start and end at home and not involve going a significant distance from home.

“We seem to have passed the peak and flattened the curve of new cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wales, which appears to be an indication of the effectiveness of lockdown measures. We are currently working with Welsh Government to determine the best approach for when the lockdown is eventually eased.                                                                

“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."