CEREDIGION has recorded five new cases of coronavirus today, official figures have revealed.

Carmarthenshire recorded the biggest daily jump in figures in West Wales with 30 new cases confirmed today.

Gwynedd recorded 12 new, Powys, 10 and Pembrokeshire did not record any new cases.

These latest cases take the total in Ceredigion to 16 over the past seven days.

Aberystwyth University recorded three new cases yesterday, taking its total to 35 cases since students returned in September.

No new cases have been recorded today at the university.

Gwynedd has recorded 121 in the last week, closely behind Carmarthenshire that has recorded 135 new cases in the last seven days.

Powys has recorded 70 new cases in the past week whilst Pembrokeshire has recorded 31.

Ceredigion currently has the lowest rate of infection in Wales over the past seven days with 22.0 cases per 100,000 population.

Across Wales, 727 new cases have been recorded today and 10 new deaths, taking the total to 1,698 since the pandemic began in March.

Dr Eleri Davies, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “We have seen an increase in transmission of the Coronavirus in social clubs, and would like to remind the public that the virus spreads really well in social situations.  “Local restrictions are now in place in Blaenau Gwent, 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 the hyperlocal areas of Bangor and 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.

“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.”