Nearly 500 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Wales over the weekend according to official statistics released this afternoon.

On Saturday and Sunday, 484 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded across Wales.

Ceredigion recorded 11 new cases over the 48-hour period, with Carmarthenshire recording 17 and Pembrokeshire, 26.

Gwynedd recorded 20 new cases with 11 being registered in Powys.

The current rate of infection in Wales is 29.0 cases per 100,000 population.

Health chiefs are appealing to people to get tested if they display a wider range of symptoms than previously advised.

Until recently, only those with either a high temperature, a new continuous cough, or a loss/change of taste and smell, were advised to seek a test. People with any of the following wider symptoms that are persistent and/or unusual for them are also strongly encouraged to get a PCR test:

• Mild summer cold type symptoms – including sore throat, runny nose, headache

• Flu-like symptoms, including myalgia (muscle ache or pain); excessive tiredness; persistent headache; runny nose or blocked nose; persistent sneezing; sore throat and/or hoarseness, shortness of breath or wheezing

• Generally feeling unwell and a history of being in contact with a known Covid-19 case

• Any new or change in symptoms following a previous negative test

If you have any of the above symptoms, please stay home and book a PCR test through the UK portal https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or ringing 119.