Gwynedd has recorded 21 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, official figures have revealed.

This takes the county’s seven-day total to 91, with warnings earlier in the week from health chiefs that Gwynedd could face a local lockdown if they upward trend doesn’t ease.

Carmarthenshire has recorded four new cases today; Ceredigion, one; Pembrokeshire, one; and Powys, three.

425 cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Wales on Tuesday with 10 new deaths, taking the death toll attributed to coronavirus in Wales to 1,640.

Dr Giri Shankar, incident director for the outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Local restrictions are now in place in Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, and Wrexham local authority areas, and in Llanelli.

“People who live in these areas must abide by these restrictions to protect themselves, their families, friends, older and vulnerable people, and keep Wales safe. For more information about restrictions in your area, visit the Welsh Government website.

“It is vital that people in every part of Wales stick to social distancing guidelines – that’s staying two metres away from others, and washing hands regularly. They must also self-isolate immediately when asked to do so."