No new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ceredigion today, according to official figures from Public Health Wales.

102 tests were carried out in the last 24 hours but none returned a positive result.

The county’s seven-day total for 13 to 19 February stands at 20 cases, a rate of 27.5 per 100,000 population – the lowest rate in Wales.

The total number of positive cases since the start of the pandemic is 1,709 – also the lowest in Wales - meaning 7.5 per cent of the 22,652 overall tests have returned a positive result.

This gives Ceredigion the fifth lowest proportion of positive cases compared to other Welsh counties.

Elsewhere in the Hywel Dda Health Board region, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire have reported eight and four new cases respectively.

The rolling seven-day total in Carmarthenshire is 135, and 56 in Pembrokeshire, leading to a rate per 100,000 population of 71.5 and 44.5 respectively.

Two more deaths have been recorded in the Hywel Dda area, with the total standing at 444 throughout the pandemic.

In Powys, 7 new cases were reported today, taking the overall total to 3,901 - an 8.3 per cent positive proportion of the total 46,990 tests carried out in the county.

In Gwynedd, 7 new cases were reported today while the seven-day total for the 13 to 19 February period is 103, resulting in a rate of 82.7 per 100,000 population.

A total of 2,879 positive cases have been returned in the county since the pandemic’s start, meaning 5.9 per cent of the total 48,545 tests have been positive.

In Wales as a whole, 236 new cases and 13 deaths have been reported today, taking the total tallies to 202,560 and 5,263 respectively.

According to Public Health Wales, 878,506 people in Wales have received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, and 59,279 have also had their second dose.

As of 14 February, 101,612 vaccines had been administered by Hywel Dda Health Board, 41,969 by Powys Teaching Health Board, and 186,024 by Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board which covers Gwynedd.

Dr Robin Howe, incident director for the outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Yesterday Public Health Wales confirmed four additional cases of the South African variant of coronavirus in Wales since the previous update on 17 February, bringing the total number to 21.

“We have identified a single case of the South African variant as part of routine genomic sequencing in the Flintshire local authority area with no known link to relevant contacts or travel history. The individual was self-isolating while symptomatic, and there is no evidence of wider community transmission. An investigation is ongoing.

“We have identified an additional positive case of the South African variant in the Conwy local authority area. The case has a travel history, and the investigation is ongoing.

“We have identified two additional positive cases in West Wales with a link to relevant contacts. These cases are linked with the travel associated cases we confirmed on 17 February in West Wales.

“There remains no evidence of sustained community transmission of the South African variant in Wales. Anyone who is a contact of theses case will be contacted through the Test, Trace, Protect process and provided with additional advice for themselves, their household and other contacts.

“There is no evidence that the South African variant causes more serious illness, although there is some evidence that it can spread more easily, and that vaccines – although still effective – may not work quite as well against it.

“Because of the emergence of new more transmissible variants, it is even more vital that we all keep to the lockdown restrictions and do not meet other people."

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