On March 16, 2020, exactly one year ago, Wales reported its first coronavirus death. The victim was a 68-year-old passed away at Wrexham
Maelor Hospital. Since that date, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters,
grandparents, friends and colleagues in Wales have also died after testing
positive for Covid-19. The number of deaths totals nearly 5,500. While the
country was preparing itself for what was to come, few people imagined the
sheer scale of the grief that would follow. Since then, hundreds of families
have been left to mourn, with little support or a shoulder from relatives or
the community to cry on. Today, we remember and pay our respects to all those
no longer with us.
Today one year on, one more person has died with
coronavirus in Wales, reports Public Health Wales (PHW). The total number of deaths is now 5,455. Another 142 cases
have also been reported, taking the total number of positive tests to 206,795. The seven-day coronavirus case
rate in Wales stands at 40 cases for
every 100,000 people. The one death
recorded was in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area, which covers
local authorities in and around Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent and
Monmouthshire.
Merthyr Tydfil continues to have the highest rate of Covid cases in Wales, with 147.5 cases per 100,000 people in the last week. Gellideg and Merthyr Town is the localised hotpot with 40 cases in the last week, nearly half of those in the county. Merthyr Tydfil has one of only three localised hotspots in Wales where case rates are above 200 cases per 100,000. The others are in Penrhyn Bay, Conwy and Holyhead on Anglesey. Ceredigion 4.1 has the lowest number of cases followed by Pembrokeshire 15.1 and Monmouthshire 18.0.
The number of people who have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine increased by 16,935 to 1,139,866, while second doses were up by 8,728 to 272,983.
Today’s numbers of Covid-19 cases in the local areas of Llanelli…
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