September 14, 2020 - 1948 views
In the latest from Public Health Wales, Conwy is reportedly seeing an increase in local cases of COVID-19.
Yesterday 11 people tested positive, the highest in North Wales.
Overall Wales saw 183 new cases with 47 in Caerphilly and 42 in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Once again there have been no new deaths.
In North Wales, new cases were reported in all areas. As well as the unexpected spike in Conwy, Flintshire reported 6 cases with 5 in Wrexham. Anglesey reported 3 cases with 2 cases each in both Denbighshire and Gwynedd.
During the last 7 days Conwy has had more new cases per 100,000 of population including the previous hotspots of Wrexham and Flintshire.
Conwy has reported 22.2 cases per 100,000 of population versus the North Wales Health Board average of 15.4.
Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said:
“Public Health Wales welcomes the new measures which come into force today from Welsh Government to prevent further rises in positive coronavirus cases. These include the mandatory wearing of face coverings by people over 11 in public places, like shops, and that only six people from an extended household can meet indoors.
“As children return to schools, I understand that parents will be concerned at reports of positive cases. I would urge you to follow advice from the school or local authority and only withdraw children from school when asked to do so.
"Social distancing measures that are in place are designed to prevent the spread of the disease beyond the ‘bubbles’ established in schools.
“Again it is important that children maintain regular handwashing throughout the day, and on returning home, and parents’ help with this is vital.
“We are now seeing a steady increase in cases in a number of communities across Wales, and our investigations show that many of these have been transmitted due to a lack of social distancing.
“This has resulted in the spread of the virus to other groups of people.
“We continue to appeal to everyone to please remember that, even if you feel that you would not be badly affected by COVID-19 if you were to test positive, should you pass it on to older or more vulnerable family members, friends or colleagues it could be extremely serious and even fatal.
“Coronavirus has not gone away. It remains the responsibility of everyone to help prevent the spread of this virus – that is, by self-isolating when asked to do so, staying two metres away from others, and by washing hands regularly.
