Covid numbers are creeping up across Wales with nearly 700 new cases being recorded today.

Public Health Wales has recorded 698 new cases of coronavirus across Wales today with one new death, taking the total number of fatalities since the start of the pandemic to 5,578.

Ceredigion has recorded 11 new cases with Carmarthenshire reporting 20 and Pembrokeshire, 16.

Powys has recorded 30 new cases today with Gwynedd reporting 21.

The rate of infection across Wales has moved into triple figures and currently stands at 103.2 cases per 100,000 population.

Following the announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday that rules around wearing masks and social distancing are to be ditched in England, Wales’ First Minister was keen to stress that these changes do not apply to Wales.

Mark Drakeford MS took to social media to say: “Any changes announced by Boris Johnson this evening will apply to England only. I’ll set out any changes for Wales next week based on the latest scientific data. Until then, we’ll continue our amazing vaccination programme that’s already fully vaccinated two thirds of adults in Wales.”