No sign of surrender from the virus...but we will fight on like Braveheart...

A further 55 people have died with the virus in Wales, according to Public Health Wales (PHW). It means there has been a total of 4,226 deaths with Covid since the pandemic began.  A total of 1,129 people also tested positive, taking the total to 178,989.

Wrexham recorded the most new cases in Wales with 130, followed by 105 in neighbouring Flintshire. 14 deaths were recorded by Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board which covers North Wales.

 

There were 13 deaths in the Aneurin Bevan Health Board which covers the old Gwent region and Caerphilly county, and a further 13 deaths in the Cwm Taf Health Board, which covers Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf. There were 6 deaths in the Cardiff and Vale Health Board, 5 in Swansea Bay Health Board and 4 in the Hywel Dda Health Board in West Wales.

 

Wrexham continues to have the highest Covid case rate, although the seven-day average has fallen to 840.4 cases per 100,000 people, compared with the Wales average of 344.8 cases.

Today's update from Public Health Wales...

Courtesy of Lloyd @Twitter

Below is a breakdown of the numbers today in the counties of Wales...

Wales COVID-19 update – 16th January 2021.

More here: https://coronaviruscymru.wales

Reports show 126,375 people in Wales, 4% of the population, have received their first jab so far but when will it be your turn?

The Welsh Government hopes that by spring all over-50s and everyone who is at the greatest risk from Covid will have been offered a jab, with all adults in Wales vaccinated by the autumn. This is the biggest vaccination programme Wales has ever seen and in total, 2.5m adults could be offered the vaccine between May and September.

 

Those classed as highest risk will get the jab first, so the care home residents, elderly, and those with classed as clinically vulnerable will be immunised during the first phase of the programme, about 1.5m people.

 

A priority list has been drawn up, with care home residents and staff, about 40,250 first in line for immunisation. Then about 326,000 people over the age of 80, and those who work as frontline NHS and social care workers are next in line. Then individuals aged over 70 or classed as clinically extremely vulnerable, those who are shielding.

Everyone will get a turn...