CEREDIGION has recorded one new case of coronavirus according to official figures released this lunch time.

Ceredigion and Gwynedd have both recorded one new case in the latest figures which cover two days as no data is released on Saturdays.

Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire have recorded two new cases each while Powys has recorded four.

54 new cases of the virus have been identified across Wales today with only Anglesey and Neath Port Talbot recording no cases.

All areas have recorded single digit cases apart from Cardiff, which has recorded 11 cases.

Wales has recorded no new deaths today leaving the total number of Covid-19 related fatalities at 5,552.

Giving the daily statement, Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “On Friday 7 May, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) updated its advice on the use of the COVID-19 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged under 40. JCVI advice is followed in Wales.

“The advice states that unvaccinated adults aged 30 - 39 years who are not in a clinical priority group because of long term health conditions, should where possible be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, where it would not significantly delay vaccination.

“JCVI is not advising against using AstraZeneca vaccine in 30-39 year olds, only that other vaccines are preferred.

"JCVI advise that anyone who has already received a first dose of AstraZeneca should continue to receive the same vaccine for their second dose, there are no clotting safety concerns with the second dose. It is the second dose which gives stronger and longer protection.

"Our statement in response to the latest advice is available to view on our website.

"JCVI also recently advised that pregnant women should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as the rest of the population, based on their age and clinical risk group.

“As there is more experience of the use of the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna vaccines in pregnancy those vaccines are therefore the preferred vaccines to offer to pregnant women.

“Welsh Government also announced that, following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), people over 16 who live with individuals with severely weakened immune systems should be offered COVID-19 vaccinations as a priority.

“As of Monday 3 May, further relaxation of the regulations came into place, meaning that Wales is now in Alert Level 3.

"Two households can again form an exclusive extended household ‘bubble’, and can spend time indoors together.

"Supervised indoor activities for children can resume, along with indoor organised activities for up to 15 adults (such as exercise classes and swimming lessons), and community centres can reopen.

“People should observe social distancing when meeting with others from outside their household or bubble.

“We would remind the general public that it is still extremely important to follow social distancing and hygiene measures to prevent the transmission of Coronavirus. That is, staying 2m from anyone you don’t live with, washing hands regularly and wearing face coverings in indoor settings.”