Five deaths have been recorded across Wales today in the latest coronavirus figures.

A total of 3,328 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded, according to the latest figures released this lunchtime by Public Health Wales, along with five deaths.

Ceredigion has recorded 40 new cases today while neighbouring Carmarthenshire has recorded 242 cases and Pembrokeshire 134.

Gwynedd has recorded 119 new cases today with Powys recording 99.

None of the new recorded deaths have been recorded in the Hywel Dda region of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, with the total number of Covid-19-related fatalities remaining at 490.

Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board in North Wales has recorded 981 deaths since the start of the pandemic with Powys Health Board recording 67.

Health chiefs have warned that daily figures this week may be higher than usual due to maintenance being carried out on the way cases are reported, which could cause a lag in reporting.

Dr Chris Williams, an incident director for Public Health Wales said: “We hope any disruption is minimal, but there is a risk we will not be able to report figures as usual during this period.

“There may be a backlog of results and other statistics over the coming days, and there will be a period of data reconciliation and validation that may affect our daily reporting figures for several days.

“During this time, positive case numbers, numbers of deaths we report may be lower than the true figure, and numbers reported in the days after 31 August may be higher than usual as data is added retrospectively.

“This has not affected individuals receiving their results, and anyone who tests positive will be contacted by their local authority’s Test, Trace, Protect team in the usual way.

“As usual, daily figures should be considered in light of the underlying trends, and day-to-day fluctuations should be interpreted with caution.”