CORONAVIRUS cases across Wales continue to rise with every county in the country recording new cases today.

Public Health Wales’ daily figures show that Ceredigion recorded three new cases in the last 24 hours.

Gwynedd recorded 15 new cases; Carmarthenshire, 10; Pembrokeshire, seven and Powys, nine.

One case has been recorded at Aberystwyth University according to their own figures, which takes the number of Covid-19 cases at the university to 36 since September.

Ceredigion still has the lowest rate of infection in Wales with 24.8 cases per 100,000 population and 18 cases in total over the last seven days.

Gwynedd has an infection rate of 73.1 after recording 91 new cases over the last seven days.

Carmarthenshire’s rate is 55.1 with 104 cases in seven days.

Pembrokeshire has recorded 47 cases in the last week giving it an infection rate of 37.4 and Powys has recorded 57 cases in seven days leaving it with an infection rate of 43.0.

Giving the daily update, Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales supports the announcement by the Welsh Government today of a two-week national ‘fire-break’ to disrupt the transmission of Coronavirus in Wales.  These new restrictions will come into effect at 6pm on Friday 23 October, and will last until the start of Monday 9 November.

“Cases continue to rise in Wales, hospital admissions are increasing, including those into critical care, and sadly so are the numbers of people dying from the virus.

“Although national and local measures have made a difference, further action is now needed.  These new rules are vital to regain control of the virus, to protect the NHS, and save lives.

“Under the rules announced today, people must stay at home, except for very limited purposes.  They must not visit other households or meet other people they do not live with.

“Certain businesses and venues, including bars, restaurants and most shops must close.

“Secondary schools will provide learning online only for the week after half-term, other than for children in years seven and eight. Primary schools and childcare settings will remain open.

“Face coverings continue to be mandatory in the indoor public spaces that remain open, subject to certain exemptions and exceptions, including on public transport and in taxis.”