The number of cases of coronavirus in Wales has risen to 5,610, with 15 further deaths reported.

The daily figures, released by Public Health Wales this afternoon, reveal that 313 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Wales, taking the total to 5,610, although the true number is expected to be much higher.

Two new cases have been confirmed in Ceredigion, with a total of 28 coronavirus cases in the county, with 238 people being tested.

Gwynedd has nine new cases, taking the total to 65, with 274 people being tested.

Powys has 14 new cases, taking the county’s total to 89 with 355 people being tested.

Carmarthenshire has 252 cases (10 new) and 899 people being tested, whilst Pembrokeshire has 102 cases (eight new) with 442 tests being conducted.

Dr Robin Howe, of Public Health Wales, said: “313 new cases have tested positive for Covid-19 in Wales, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5,610, although the true number of cases is likely to be higher.

“15 further deaths have been reported to us of people who had tested positive for Covid-19, taking the number of deaths in Wales to 384.

“We offer our condolences to families and friends affected, and we ask those reporting on the situation to respect patient confidentiality.

“Public Health Wales is working to address the negative impact of Covid-19 on the social, mental and physical wellbeing of people in Wales. The new ‘How are you doing?’ campaign is now live and offering practical advice from phw.nhs.wales/howareyoudoing.

“As part of our efforts to continually expand testing, there is now a Deloitte testing facility operational at Cardiff City Stadium. This is part of the UK-wide plan to test key workers. In Wales this has been led by Public Health Wales, Welsh Government, the Local Resilience Forum, and Deloitte. Please note that the facility is for key workers and you should only attend if invited.

“Public Health Wales is working with Deloitte to integrate reporting systems so they can be included in Public Health Wales’ data dashboard.

“Public Health Wales is working in partnership with the Welsh Government and the Welsh Blood Service to explore the use of convalescent plasma from people who have recovered from Covid-19.

“Plasma from patients who have recovered from coronavirus will contain antibodies that their immune systems have produced to fight the virus which can be transfused to patients whose immune systems are struggling to develop their own antibodies.

“The initiative is at an early stage and we will be inviting eligible individuals by direct approach only at this stage.

“Covid-19 is now circulating in every part of Wales. The single most important action we can all take in fighting coronavirus is to stay at home in order to protect the NHS, and save lives.

“We want to thank each and every person across Wales for doing their bit to help slow the spread of the virus.

“We know that staying at home can be hard especially when the weather is nice, but members of the public must adhere to social distancing rules about staying at home, and away from others, introduced by the UK and Welsh Government.”