CEREDIGION is the only county in Wales not to record a coronavirus case as numbers continue to rise across the nation.

Gwynedd has recorded 21 cases today (Monday) according to daily figures released this afternoon by Public Health Wales.

Powys has recorded five new cases today, Carmarthenshire, six and Pembrokeshire, 10.

Ceredigion has no new cases today, making its seven-day total 24 with a county wide infection rate of 33.0 cases per 100,000 population, the standard scale for measuring infection rates across the country, despite the county’s population being less than 100,000.

Gwynedd has recorded 116 new cases of Covid-19 in the past seven days, taking its infection rate to 93.1 per 100,000.

Carmarthenshire has recorded 101 cases in the past week with an infection rate of 53.5.

Powys has recorded 50 new cases in the last seven days with and infection rate of 37.8 and Pembrokeshire has recorded 37 and currently has the lowest infection rate in Wales with 29.4 cases per 100,000.

Four new deaths have been recorded today in Wales, taking the total to 1,673.

A total of 487 cases were identified across the country in the last day.

Giving the daily statement, Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales supports the introduction of restrictions in Bangor following a sharp rise in cases.

“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.

“We are aware of misinformation circulating on social media which suggests that testing for Covid-19 generates a positive result for flu or common cold viruses.

“This is completely incorrect.  The swab (PCR, antigen) test for Covid-19 has been specifically developed to detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus – also known as Covid-19 – and has a proven accuracy rate of 99.91%.

“We would remind everyone to ensure that they are getting their information from established, trusted organisations:  Public Health Wales, Welsh Government, and NHS Wales, and not to share anything from unverified sources.”