OVER 130 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in North Wales, the latest data shows. 

Public Health Wales figures released on Wednesday (January 27) show that between January 25 and 26, 136 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the region.

The full breakdown of new cases is as follows: 

  • Anglesey - 12 (Seven-day infection rate of 137.1)
  • Conwy - 19 (Seven-day infection rate of 127.1)
  • Denbighshire - 11 (Seven-day infection rate of 263.3)
  • Flintshire - 30 (Seven-day infection rate of 384.4)
  • Gwynedd - 5 (Seven-day infection rate of 141.3)
  • Wrexham - 59 (Seven-day infection rate of 503.1)

Sadly, a further 49 people who had tested positive for coronavirus in the last 28 days died in the period between January 25 and 26.

To date, 312,305 people in Wales have had at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccinations - roughly 10 per cent of the country's population.

Dr Robin Howe, incident director for the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “We are increasingly confident in the data which is showing a consistent downward trend in the numbers of positive cases in Wales.

“However, the number of cases is still extremely high, and this is placing extreme pressure on our NHS Wales hospitals.

“The UK variant of coronavirus prevalent in many parts of Wales is up to 70 per cent more transmissible, and as reported last week there is evidence which suggests that it may lead to a higher risk of death than the non-variant. It is therefore vital that everyone continues to remain vigilant, by staying at home and sticking to the rules. This way we will avoid adding to the pressure on hospitals and will keep people safe.

"Public Health Wales is working with Public Health England and other UK partners to monitor the impact and spread of the UK variant, and to detect and monitor other virus variants.

“We continue to investigate and respond to the spread of the variant and its impact in Wales. Evidence is still emerging and more work is underway to fully understand how it behaves."