545 new Covid-19 cases in Gwent, no deaths

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Friday, 14 January 2022 16:21

By Saul Cooke-Black - Local Democracy Reporter

A further 545 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Gwent, but no new deaths, according to the latest Public Health Wales figures.

The new cases were among 2,864 recorded across Wales in the latest 24-hour period, and four new deaths across the country, taking the total to 6,683.

Of the new cases reported in Gwent, 187 were in Caerphilly county borough, 150 in Newport, 78 in Blaenau Gwent, 67 in Torfaen and 63 in Monmouthshire.

The number of deaths recorded for the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area remains at 1,157.

The seven-day infection rate across Wales has fallen to 1,274.2 cases per 100,000 of the population, based on the seven days up to January 9.

A further 432 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board area in the latest figures.

Cardiff recorded 362 new cases and the Vale of Glamorgan reported 70.

One new death was also recorded for the health board area, taking the total to 903.

Here are all of the newly recorded Covid cases in Wales by local authority:
Blaenau Gwent: 78
Caerphilly: 187
Monmouthshire: 63
Newport: 150
Torfaen: 67
Anglesey: 78
Conwy: 127
Denbighshire: 75
Flintshire: 101
Gwynedd: 87
Wrexham: 157
Cardiff: 362
Vale of Glamorgan: 70
Bridgend: 109
Merthyr Tydfil: 42
Rhondda Cynon Taf: 214
Carmarthenshire: 157
Ceredigion: 48
Pembrokeshire: 114
Powys: 68
Neath Port Talbot: 153
Swansea: 243
Unknown location: 11