Thirty-seven new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed across the region today (Thursday).

The worst affected area is Carmarthenshire with 25 new cases.

Gwynedd and Powys have confirmed four new cases each, whilst Pembrokeshire has three.

Ceredigion has reported one new case.

Across Wales today there are 348 new cases and one death.

The new cases take Ceredigion’s total to 98, Gwynedd’s to 675, Powys, 468, Pembrokeshire, 350 and Carmarthenshire, 1,003.

An NHS app launched today to try to prevent the spread of coronavirus has been welcomed by Public Health Wales.

Dr Robin Howe, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “The app forms a central part of the NHS Wales Test Trace Protect programme.

“We would encourage as many people to download and use the app as possible to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.”

He added: “Some of the new restrictions announced earlier this week around pubs and restaurants will come into force today.

"Off licenses, including supermarkets and other retail outlets, must also stop selling alcohol at 10pm.

“The ‘rule of six’ means only six people from the same extended household can meet indoors.

“In addition, the Welsh Government has announced strengthened regulations and support for employees and employers who are required to self-isolate.

“We are continuing to see a steady increase in cases in many communities across Wales, and our investigations show that many of these have been transmitted due to a lack of social distancing.

“We are also seeing an increase in the number of people who are seriously ill and have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19.

“We are concerned that much of the good work conducted over the past few months is at risk of going to waste. If the situation continues to worsen, we may find ourselves at the same levels of infection that we experienced earlier this year in March and April; and with that comes the potential for more extended restrictions to be imposed nationally.

“Coronavirus has not gone away. It remains the responsibility of everyone to help prevent the spread of this virus to protect older and vulnerable family members and friends. They should do this by self-isolating when asked to do so, staying two metres away from others, and by washing hands regularly.”