TWO new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ceredigion, taking the county’s total to 80 since the pandemic began.

Daily figures released on Sunday showed that two new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in Ceredigion in the last 24 hours, with three new cases in Carmarthenshire, one in Pembrokeshire, one in Gwynedd and four in Powys.

80 positive cases have now been discovered in Ceredigion with 5,058 tests being carried out.

Carmarthenshire has 843 confirmed cases from 19,724 tests; Pembrokeshire 315 cases from 11,522 tests; Gwynedd 621 cases from 13,668 tests and Powys has 380 cases from 10,560 tests.

Across Wales, 56 new cases have been identified today (Sunday) but no new deaths have been recorded with the total fatalities for Wales standing at 1,595 since the pandemic began in March.

Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, this afternoon said: “Our investigations into a number of cases of Coronavirus have indicated that a lack of social distancing, in particular by a minority of the 20-30 year age group, has resulted in the spread of the virus to other groups of people.

“I would make a direct appeal to young people to remember that even if they feel that they would not be badly affected by COVID-19 if they were to test positive for it, if they were to pass it on to older or more vulnerable family members, friends or colleagues it could be extremely serious, even fatal.

“Despite the lower infection rates in Wales, Coronavirus has not gone away. It remains the responsibility of everyone to help prevent the spread of this virus – that is, by self-isolating when asked to do so, staying two metres away from others, and by washing hands regularly.

“Particularly over this Bank Holiday weekend, we are also issuing a reminder to everyone of the importance of social distancing to keep everyone in Wales safe.    

“Public Health Wales reminds the public that if you have recently travelled outside the UK there may be restrictions on your return. Advice on travelling abroad, including the latest information on quarantine requirements on returning home, can be found on the Welsh Government and FCO websites.

“Anyone returning to Wales from countries which have been identified as high risk must quarantine in accordance with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regulations even if they are not experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or have had a negative test result.

"Anyone with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 infection - a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss of smell or taste (anosmia) - must self-isolate and seek an urgent test.

"Confirmed cases must isolate for 10 days, with members of their household isolating for 14 days until the risk of passing on further infection has gone. Combined, these simple but effective actions will ensure the virus does not spread.