Low case numbers today...is the message getting through? perhaps wait until the sun shines...

No further deaths with coronavirus in Wales have been reported by Public Health Wales. There have been 19 new cases recorded, taking the total confirmed number in Wales to 212,554 while the number of deaths remains at 5,566. The overall case rate in Wales stands at 8.6 cases for every 100,000 people. The local authority with the highest rolling case rate for the past seven days is Newport with a case rate of 22 per 100,000 people, followed by Monmouthshire 18 and Swansea 12.1. The lowest infection rates are in Powys 1.5, Denbighshire 2.1 and Gwynedd 3.2.

Covid-19 vaccine update: 2,105,319 people in Wales have now had their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. 1,019,230 people are now fully vaccinated. 

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

Thought for the Day… 

Information for those working in Social Care...

Lateral flow test (LFTs) are used to identify people with COVID-19 who are not showing symptoms. Around 1 in 3 individuals with COVID-19 do not have any symptoms. If left undetected they will continue to spread the virus. Testing those without symptoms is an important tool in the fight against coronavirus. Each positive case identified can help prevent many more infections. LFTs are easy to use and give results in 30 minutes. They are easy to interpret and can be used in a wide range of settings.

Lateral flow is an established technology, adapted to detect proteins that are present when a person has COVID-19.  The test kit is a hand-held device with an absorbent pad at one end and a reading window at the other. Inside the device is a strip of test paper that changes colour if COVID-19 proteins are present. Your employer should be providing the testing kits and giving all the information when to test, this is usually twice a week and also the correct information on how to report the results of the tests. They also should be providing PCR test kits in the event of a positive Covid-19 test. Further information is available at: https://gov.wales/lateral-flow-testing-people-without...