WREXHAM remains the worst in Wales for its rate of coronavirus. The latest update from Wrexham Council on January 18 confirmed that Wrexham is still the highest in Wales for the rate per 100,000 population (792.2) and positivity (28.9% today) and second for new cases. However, the rate is lower than reported on January 14 (867.9) and positivity about the same (28.8%). Lawrence Isted, the council s Chief Officer Planning and Regulatory, said the key driver for the spread of the virus is the ‘UK’ variant, which now accounts for most, if not all, ofnew cases in North Wales. Hospital admissions for Covid-19 in North Wales were 147 for the week up to January 10, which are the highest they have ever been during the pandemic.