North Wales counties with the highest and lowest Covid infection rates

Anglesey recorded the highest Covid infection rates in Wales on Monday, as concerns persist over the spread of the virus on the island.

The latest data from Public Health Wales show that as of February 10, 15 cases were recorded in Anglesey, resulting in an infection rate of 21.4 cases per 100,000 people.

Yesterday five cases were reported in Rhosybol, Marianglas and Moelfre district, the second highest daily figure in Wales.

On February 10, Flintshire had the second-worst daily infection rate with 19.2 cases per 100,000 population.

A total of 30 cases were recorded in the county yesterday.

The hot spots here, with four cases in each district, were Holywell & Bagillt, Buckley South, and Connah’s Quay South & Northop Hall.

Anglesey also had the highest positivity rate in the country at 19.2%, followed by Flintshire at 15.3%. This is the proportion of people who test positive with Covid-19.

Only two cases were reported yesterday in Denbighshire, which equates to an infection rate of 2.1 cases per 100,000 people.

It was the second lowest in Wales behind Ceredigion, where no cases were confirmed yesterday.

Covid-19 figures for February 10 (latest available)

• Anglesey: 15 cases (21.4 cases per 100,000 people)
• Conwy: 8 cases, (6.8 cases per 100,000 people)
• Denbighshire: 2 cases (2.1 cases per 100,000 people)
• Flintshire: 30 cases (19.2 cases per 100,000 people)
• Gwynedd: 11 cases (8.8 cases per 100,000 people)
• Wrexham: 18 cases (14 cases per 100,000 people)
• Powys: 24 cases (18.1 cases per 100,000 people)
• Ceredigion: 0 cases

Last week, it was revealed that a small number of employees at the Tesco Holyhead Extra store had tested positive for the virus.

And yesterday, North Wales Live reported on the tragic events at the Fairways Newydd Nursing and Dementia Care Center in Llanfairpwll, where 12 residents have died and 54 staff have tested positive.

Daily coronavirus numbers should be treated with caution, as numbers can fluctuate, masking broader trends.

A week-to-week analysis shows infection rates fell last week in most counties in Wales.

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One exception was rural Powys, where case levels remained static last week at 98.2 cases per 100,000 population.

The most recent figures show that there has been an outbreak in the normally quiet Knighton & Presteigne neighborhood: On Friday alone it recorded 10 cases – 6.2% of all cases recorded since the start of the pandemic.

Four more cases have been reported in the district of Four Crosses & Guilsfield.

Seven-day infection rate trend (February 1-7 vs. February 8-14)

• Anglesey: February 1-7 – 164.2; February 8-14 – 101.4
• Conwy: February 1-7 – 138.2; February 8-14 – 56.3
• Denbighshire: February 1-7 – 84-6; February 8-14 – 44.9
• Flintshire: February 1-7 – 173; February 8-14 – 92.2
• Gwynedd: February 1-7 – 87.5; February 8-14 – 69.8
• Wrexham: February 1-7 – 199.3; February 8-14 – 89.7
• Powys: February 1-7 – 98.2; February 8-14 – 98.2
• Ceredigion: February 1-7 – 38.5; February 8-14 – 17.9

The latest figures from Public Health Wales show 363 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total since the start of the pandemic to 199,518.

The number of people who have died from the coronavirus in Wales in the month following a positive test now stands at 5,137.

The infection rate across Wales is currently 91.6 per 100,000 people, based on the seven days to February 10.

This is the lowest since September.

Two more deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded in North Wales.

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