Eighteen more people have died with coronavirus for the second day in a row, according to latest figures from Public Health Wales. New data published on Thursday, March 31, and covering a 24-hour period, also shows 1,379 new positive PCR test results to bring the total since the pandemic began to 862,106.
The overall number of people who have died within 28 days of a positive Covid test in Wales now stands at 7,162. The latest infection rate based on PCR tests for the seven days up to March 26 is 451.7 cases for every 100,000 people – a fall from the 455.9 cases recorded on Wednesday. This is the first time the seven-day infection rate has fallen since February 22-28.
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.
