Delta variant spreads to 98 North Wales districts with just 12 areas Covid-free
Latest figures show cases rising rapidly in border counties
05:00, 26 JUN 2021
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In mid June a trio of leafy villages in North Wales reached an unwelcome milestone.
Around June 16, the Gresford, Marford & Rossett MSOA district in Wrexham became the first to record a cumulative total of 1,000 cases since the start of the Covid pandemic.
NEW data from health authorities shows COVID levels in North Wales are on the rise as we come close to the next major bump in cases. Public Health Wales have shown exactly how our different communities compare with their mapping feature which was first added to the daily update provided by health officials in response to monitoring COVID-19 in October 2020. It presents data broken down beyond the standard local authority areas that people could previously access and now shows how individual communities compare. The latest figures come as the First Minister suggested at a press conference on Friday that COVID infection in Wales is likely to peak “late next month”.
Sharp infection rate rise in one area of North Wales as Covid district figures reveal worrying trend
Infection rates are edging up in most counties with district figures appearing to pinpoint the epicente of Conwy s Delta variant outbreak
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Coronavirus levels remain low in Wales but the presence of the Delta (Indian) variant in the country means things could change rapidly.