Ten more people have died with coronavirus, according to latest figures from Public Health Wales. New data published on Friday, April 1, and covering a 24-hour period, also shows 1,438 new positive PCR test results to bring the total since the pandemic began to 863,544.
The overall number of people who have died within 28 days of a positive Covid test in Wales now stands at 7,172. The latest infection rate based on PCR tests for the seven days up to March 27 is 443.6 cases for every 100,000 people – a fall from the 451.7 cases recorded on Thursday. It's the second day in a row that the infection rate has fallen.
The infection rate based on PCR tests is only a guide to the spread of Covid in Wales as it does not include lateral flow test results which are reported weekly in Wales. People with no symptoms who test positive on an LFT no longer need a confirmatory PCR test.
