Half of the country's new coronavirus cases are in North Wales, figures show

Another 10 people have died from coronavirus in Wales, bringing the total up to 1,393.

Figures from Public Health Wales show 42 new cases of Covid-19 in Wales were reported today - with 14,356 people now having tested positive for the virus.

Half of the new cases reported today were in North Wales, with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board confirming 21 new cases, bringing the total of positive results to 2,952.

That means there have now been more people testing positive in North Wales than in any other part of Wales - with Cardiff and Vale University Health board recording 11 new cases and a total of 2,783 cases.

New cases reported in North Wales include one on Anglesey, three in Conwy, four in Denbighshire, two in Flintshire,six in Gwynedd and five in Wrexham.

A total of 293 people have died from suspected coronavirus in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board area, data shows.

Dr Chris Williams, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: "On Friday, our data dashboard was updated to include the number of deaths reported in Wales by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).  Because this data is reported weekly by the ONS, it will be updated on our dashboard on a weekly basis on Fridays.

“Public Health Wales welcomes increased testing resulting from Welsh participation in the UK-wide system. Since Thursday 4 June, Public Health Wales has been reporting the number of tests for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) undertaken on Welsh residents in Non-NHS Wales laboratories.

“Public Health Wales is currently undertaking work to review this data and determine how this links with our existing data from tests undertaken in NHS laboratories in Wales.  Whilst this work is ongoing, these figures have not been incorporated into any other outputs including the headline number of cases. "

He added: “Contact tracing continues in Wales as part of the Welsh Government’s ‘Test, Trace, Protect’ strategy.  Contact tracing is the process of identifying people who have come in contact with an individual with Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to prevent the risk of others spreading the infection in our communities.

“Anyone who has a positive Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) test will be contacted by a team of contact tracers, and asked for details of everyone they have had close contact with while they have had symptoms.

“Please keep a note of your activities so you can easily remember your whereabouts on a given day, along with who were in contact with.  This is for everyone’s benefit and we are grateful for your continued cooperation.

“If you are asked to self-isolate, you should also comply with this request to prevent further spread of the virus."

Anyone with a suspected coronavirus illness should not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.  They should only contact NHS 111 if they feel they cannot cope with their symptoms at home, their condition gets worse, or their symptoms do not get better after seven days.

Only call 999 if you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency.