Nearly 4,500 new cases of Covid-19 and eight have been recorded across Wales today.

The latest figures released by Public Health Wales this lunchtime show that 4,469 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded nationwide since the last report on Friday.

Of those new cases, 96 have been recorded in Ceredigion, with Carmarthenshire recording the highest daily figure in Wales with 332 new cases.

Pembrokeshire has recorded 225 new cases while 170 cases have been recorded in Powys and 147 in Gwynedd.

Of the eight deaths recorded today, three have been in the Hywel Dda Health Board area of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, which takes the total number of fatalities in west Wales to 531 since the start of the pandemic.

Two deaths have been recorded in the Betsi Cadwaladr region of north Wales taking the total to 1,047 since March 2020.

One death has been recorded in Powys, taking its total to 74.

Covid passes have been introduced in Wales today with businesses facing fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to comply with the new rules.

From today, all adults over-18 will need to show an NHS Covid Pass or a negative Covid test to enter certain premises such as nightclubs and similar venues; indoor, non-seated events for more than 500 people; outdoor non-seated events for more than 4,000 people and any setting or event with more than 10,000 people in attendance.

People who are fully vaccinated in Wales can already download the NHS Covid Pass to securely show and share their vaccine status. It also allows people to show they have had a negative lateral flow test result within the last 48 hours.

The Welsh Government will use the current enforcement regimes for monitoring compliance – this means businesses and events will need to ensure their proposed arrangements to comply with the Covid pass regulations are included in their risk assessments, and reasonable measures to ensure compliance.

Penalties for non-compliance will include: a premises improvement notice or premises closure notice; or a fixed penalty notice and a maximum fine for businesses of £10,000.

In addition, it is now an offence for a person to provide false or misleading evidence of vaccination or testing status where that evidence is required as part of the requirement for holding a Covid pass.