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By Cemlyn Davies
image captionVaccinations have been paused after staff tested positive for Covid-19, an email said
Nine members of staff at a mass vaccination centre in Cardiff have tested positive for coronavirus.
A staff email from Cardiff and Vale Health Board said vaccinations had been paused and staff working at the site were being tested.
Anyone identified as a close contact would be invited for testing, the email said.
The board added that no additional risk has been identified to anyone who has been vaccinated at the centre .
The email, seen by BBC Wales, said: We can confirm that nine staff at our mass vaccination centre in Splott have now tested positive for Covid-19.
Covid-19 testing unit set up in Grangetown after 75% surge in cases
It is just one area in Cardiff where coronavirus cases are rising
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A temporary Covid-19 mobile testing unit has been set-up in Grangetown in response to a 75% rise in case numbers across Cardiff in the past week.
As of Wednesday, December 9, Cardiff recorded 418.1 cases per 100,000 people for the seven-day rolling average between November 30 and December 6. This is up from 386.2 the previous week.