Eighteen more people have died with coronavirus according to latest figures from Public Health Wales. New data published on Wednesday, March 30, and covering a 24-hour period, also show 1,745 new positive PCR test results to bring the total to 860,727.
The overall number of people who have died within 28 days of a positive Covid test in Wales now stands at 7,144. The latest infection rate based on PCR tests for the seven days up to March 25 is 455.9 cases for every 100,000 people – a rise from the 451.5 cases recorded on Tuesday. However the rate of increase appears to be slowing.
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.
