July 08, 2021 - 1530 views
Wales has recorded 701 new Covid cases in Thursday's update from Public Health Wales. This includes 197 in the North Wales area. There have been no new deaths.
Wrexham and Flintshire continues to see high numbers with 68 in Wrexham and 59 in Flintshire.
Wrexham continues to have the highest infection rate in the whole of Wales and over the past week, there has been 280.2 cases per 100,000 population versus a North Wales average of 189.4.
Elsewhere in North Wales, Denbighshire has 21 cases, Conwy 19, Gwynedd 18 and Anglesey 12.
Currently 2,269,131 people in Wales have received their first jab with 1,783,079 receiving both doses.
In North Wales, the Health Board Betsi Cadwaladr has appealed for 30-39s to come forward and recieve their jab, after it was revealed that only 70% had done so.
A new mobile testing unit has now been situated at Ysgol Nant-y-Groes on Greenfield Road in Colwyn Bay for local people who have COVID symptoms or those who have undertaken a lateral flow test and wish to confirm whether or not they have the virus. No appointment is neccessary and it is open 7 days a week.
Lateral flow tests are recommended for those who are unable to work from home and they can be collected from the James Barr Tennis Centre in Eirias Park during opening hours.
