CEREDIGION has not recorded a single new coronavirus case in the last 10 days, according to official statistics.

The last positive case of Covid-19 in Ceredigion was recorded on Friday, 14 August, leaving the county’s total at 74 since the pandemic began with 4,752 people being tested for Covid-19.

Gwynedd, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire all also recorded no new cases today (Monday) with Powys recording one new positive test.

In total, Gwynedd has recorded 614 cases of coronavirus from 12,951 tests; Carmarthenshire has recorded 830 cases from 18,365 tests and Pembrokeshire has recorded 306 positive cases from 10,829 tests.

Powys now has recorded 369 positive cases from 9,933 tests.

Wales has recorded 19 new cases today (Monday, 24 August) and one new death, taking the total of fatalities attributed to the virus to 1,593.

Of those deaths, 418 have been recorded in the Betsi Cadwaladr area of North Wales, 67 have been recorded in Hywel Dda which covers Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire and 15 have been reported in Powys.

Giving the daily update, Dr Christopher Williams, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales reminds the public that if you have recently travelled outside the UK there may be restrictions on your return. 

"Anyone with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 infection - a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss of smell or taste (anosmia) - must self-isolate and seek an urgent test. 

"Confirmed cases must isolate for 10 days, with members of their household isolating for 14 days until the risk of passing on further infection has gone. Combined, these simple but effective actions will ensure the virus does not spread.”