The final stretch is just beginning...Let us all be hopeful that this couple of weeks will bear fruit...

Another 16 people have died with coronavirus in Wales, reports Public Health Wales. It takes the total number of Covid-related deaths to 5,237. There have also been a further 336 cases with Wales' overall case rate remaining at 83 cases for every 100,000 people.

The Cardiff and Vale Health Board area reported 7 new deaths taking the area's total to 733. Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board area reported 4 more deaths and Hywel Dda Health Board area reported 3. Both Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board area and Swansea Bay Health Board area reported 1 death each. The Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board area has seen the most deaths overall during the pandemic with 1,455.

Anglesey is the local authority with the highest case rate 122.8 cases per 100,000 people between 10-16 February. This is followed by Flintshire 122.4, Cardiff 105.8 and Powys 101.9. The lowest case rates are in Pembrokeshire 52.5, Bridgend 52.4 and Ceredigion 30.3. 18 of Wales' 22 local authorities are now below a case rate of 100 cases per 100,000 people.

 

The total number of people in Wales who have had their first dose of a Covid vaccine is now 860,083. Second Covid jab doses have been given to 37,773 people.

Today’s numbers of Covid-19 cases in the local areas of Llanelli…

Today's Thought...

It has been a long stretch since March 2020 but with patience and awareness of the problems that are before us we all will succeed in coming out of this nightmare. Sadly there have been casualties along the way, many families have lost loved ones and memories of the good times that formed part of the family make up will never be forgotten, but with the vaccination program gathering pace the loss of further family members will be hopefully minimal. Given lately that the figures have shown some decline is proof that things are working in the public's favour. 

Everyone has some comment on the way that it all has been handled and with a more competent captain at the wheel it might have been different, the crew surrounding that captain has a lot to answer for but what's done is done and we cannot reboot back to February last year. So let us look forward to a new beginning and the light that has been twinkling very dimly will brighten the outlook for us all.

This song says it all...