No new Covid-related deaths have been reported in Wales for a second day in a row, according to the latest figures released by Public Health Wales this lunchtime.

The total number of deaths in the country remains at 5,548, while 35 new cases were recorded today, taking the overall tally to 211,389.

In Ceredigion, one new case has been reported today. The seven-day rolling total, for the 17 to 23 April period, is just five – a case rate of 6.9 per 100,000 population.

Elsewhere in the Hywel Dda Health Board area, Carmarthenshire also reported one while Pembrokeshire recorded two.

In Powys, no new cases were reported for a second consecutive day.

And in Gwynedd two cases were recorded today. The county’s seven-day total is 26 – a rate of 20.9 per 100,000.

According to Public Health Wales, 1,800,428 people in Wales have received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, and 715,425 have also had their second dose.

As of the week ending 18 April, 275,652 vaccines had been administered by Hywel Dda Health Board, 118,965 by Powys Teaching Health Board, and 524,975 by Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board which covers Gwynedd.

In the daily statement, Dr Eleri Davies, incident director for the Covid-19 outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “As schools return please do not send your child to school if they are unwell, even if you are not sure if they have Coronavirus.

“When you take your child to school, always keep your distance from other parents, wear a face covering, and don’t stay around and chat. Please don’t invite other children or their parents to your home to play or stay indoors, even if they are in the same bubble at school. We need to continue to limit the numbers of people we meet socially to minimise spread of the virus.

“Please continue to work from home if at all possible."

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