45 new deaths linked to coronavirus have been recorded in Wales today.

The latest figures released by Public Health Wales show that five new cases have been recorded in Ceredigion over the last 24 hours.

Gwynedd has recorded 13 new cases; Carmarthenshire, 48; Powys, 30 and Pembrokeshire, 15.

Aberystwyth University has recorded one new case this week, taking its total to 41 cases since students returned in September.

They have not recorded any new cases today, however.

The new cases in Ceredigion take the county’s seven-day rolling total to 88 cases giving the county an infection rate of 121.1 cases per 100,000 population, the standard measurement of infection rate across the UK.

Gwynedd’s new cases take its weekly total up to 68 cases and the infection rate stands at 54.6 cases.

Powys has recorded 172 cases in the last seven days and has an infection rate of 129.9.

Carmarthenshire has recorded 278 cases and has an infection rate of 147.3 while Pembrokeshire has recorded 59 cases in the last week and has an infection rate of 46.9.

The 45 new deaths reported today take Wales’ total to 2,108 since the pandemic began in March.

Three new deaths have been recorded in the Hywel Dda University Health Board region which covers Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, taking the total number of deaths to 81.

Seven new deaths have been recorded in the Betsi Cadwaladr region of North Wales taking the total to 477.

20 deaths have been recorded in Powys since the pandemic began.

Pupils at an Aberystwyth primary school have been told to self-isolate today after a Covid-19 case was confirmed at Ysgol Llwyn yr Eos in Penparcau.

This follows news earlier in the week that an incident has been declared at the Hafan y Waun residential home in Aberystwyth after a number of staff and residents tested positive for Covid-19.

Some pupils in Year 7 at Ysgol Gyfyn Penglais are also having to self-isolate following a coronavirus case being confirmed at the school.

Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales strongly advises the public to take personal responsibility for their actions and to ensure that we are all doing as much as possible to limit the transmission of Coronavirus.

"We understand that people will want to carry on with their Christmas shopping now the fire-break has ended and so we would suggest to try to visit shops during off-peak times, to always maintain social distancing and to wear a face covering if you can.

"Options such as ‘click and collect’ or online purchasing may also be something to consider.

“Although the fire-break period in Wales has ended, we would urge everyone to be aware that this that this does not mean a return to normality. Coronavirus has not gone away, it  is still active in communities across Wales, and so we all need to take steps to keep everyone safe and to prevent the transmission of the disease.

“We ask the public to observe the new regulations and to limit their contact with other people as much as possible so that we all work together to bring the numbers of positive cases down.

“This means staying out of other people’s homes, limiting the times and the numbers of people that you meet, maintaining social distancing and hand hygiene, working from home if you can, and self-isolating if you show symptoms of coronavirus or are asked to do so by contact tracers."