No coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in Wales for over a week, as 71 new cases were recorded across the country today.

Nine cases have been recorded in Gwynedd while none have been reported in Ceredigion.

Elsewhere, Carmarthenshire has recorded six new cases of Covid-19 with five in Pembrokeshire and none in Powys.

The First Minister announced today that Wales would begin moving to Alert Level 1 from Monday but concerns have been raised over the Delta variant, formerly known as the Indian variant.

People in the Porthmadog area are being urged to get tested if they display symptoms of the virus after two cases of the Delta strain were confirmed in the town on Thursday.

On Thursday evening, it was confirmed that a total of 14 Covid-19 were identified in the area, with two of those so far confirmed to be the Delta variant of concern.

Speaking today, First Minister Mark Drakeford said: “I’m very glad to be able to confirm that the number of deaths is also very low, there have been no new recorded deaths by Public Health Wales in the last nine days and that is very good news.”

He conceded however that there is concern about the increase in rates of the Delta variant, adding: “Today there are more than 10,700 confirmed cases in England, largely linked to eight areas of the country, and mainly in the North West.”

He said: “If that pattern continues, it’s important to say to everyone today that we will not be immune from that here in Wales.

“Already we have 97 identified cases in Wales, and we know that there will be more than that.”