A FURTHER 17 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ceredigion today according to official figures.

The new cases take the total reported Covid-19 cases in Ceredigion since Sunday to 125.

This jump in cases is in large due to an outbreak in the Cardigan and Aberporth area where Ceredigion County Council officials warned up to 300 people had come into contact with the virus throughout November.

This led officials to close all the schools in the Cardigan area last Sunday.

Seven day figures up until Wednesday, 25 November, the most recent on the Public Health Wales website, show that 70 cases were recorded in the Cardigan and Aberporth area giving the region an infection rate of 788.5 cases per 100,000 population, the standard measurement across the UK.

This is two times higher than what is considered the highest level of infection rate.

Over the same period (19-25 November) 31 cases were recorded in the Llanybydder and Llanfihangel ar Arth area of north Carmarthenshire, also putting it in the top bracket for infection with a rate of 545.8 cases per 100,000.

Cilgerran and Crymych in Pembrokeshire, which borders Cardigan has recorded 27 cases in this timeframe giving the area an infection rate of 317.9.

Lampeter and Llanfihangel Ystrad has also seen an increase in cases with 16 being recorded between 19-25 November.

Two cases have been uncovered at Ysgol Bro Pedr which has led to two school years having to self isolate.

Beulah, Troedyraur and Llandysul recorded 12 cases in the same time period.

Cases have remained low in the north of Ceredigion with other regions recording single digit cases between 19-25 November and Machynlleth and Banwy recording between zero and two.

Today (Saturday), 25 new cases were recorded in Powys; 65 in Carmarthenshire; 39 in Pembrokeshire and six in Gwynedd.

29 new deaths were recorded today in Wales, taking the total to 2,523 since the pandemic began in March.

The Hywel Dda Health Board region of Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire has recorded 112 deaths while 527 have been recorded in the Betsi Cadwaladr area of North Wales.

Powys Health Board has recorded 29 deaths.