Gwynedd has reported 29 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, figures released this afternoon have revealed.

Public Health Wales’ daily figures show that 766 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded today across Wales with two new deaths.

Gwynedd has recorded 29 new cases today taking its seven-day total to 111 with the infection rate in the county over the last week now standing at 89.1 cases per 100,000 population.

Ceredigion has recorded two new cases, taking the total to 30 over the last seven days and leaving the county with an infection rate of 41.3 cases per 100,000 population.

Powys records eight new cases today, taking the seven-day total to 42 and an infection rate of 31.7.

Carmarthenshire has 23 new cases today, taking the total to 96 for the week and giving the county an infection rate of 50.9.

Pembrokeshire has nine new cases, taking the seven-day total to 31 and leaving with county with the lowest infection rate in Wales at 24.6 cases per 100,000 population.

Dr Robin Howe, incident director for the outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said today: “Local restrictions are now in place in Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, and Wrexham local authority areas, and in Llanelli.

“People who live in these areas must abide by these restrictions to protect themselves, their families, friends, older and vulnerable people, and keep Wales safe. For more information about restrictions in your area, visit the Welsh Government website.

“It is vital that people in every part of Wales stick to social distancing guidelines – that’s staying two metres away from others, and washing hands regularly. They must also self-isolate immediately when asked to do so.”

He also stressed the importance of looking after your mental health, adding: “As we approach World Mental Health Day tomorrow (10 October) we are reminding everyone of the importance of checking in on family and friends who may be struggling – even if this can’t be done face to face due to local restrictions in many areas, just picking up the phone can make a big difference to someone’s day.

“A recent Public Health Wales survey revealed that more than one in five (21 per cent) of people have been worrying a lot about their mental health, with 55 per cent of those with children in the house also worrying a lot about their children’s wellbeing.

“There are resources to support mental health and wellbeing from the How Are You Doing campaign at www.phw.nhs.wales/howareyoudoing. If you have serious concerns for your mental health please do contact your GP.”