Wales is continuing to see a welcome drop in the number of people catching Covid, latest data has revealed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) infection survey for the week ending August 16 shows that the estimated number of people testing positive for Covid was 65,500, equating to 2.15% of the population or around one in 45 people.
That is a fall on the 72,600 (2.39%), or around one in 40 people, recorded in Wales for the week ending August 8. A new booster jab will be offered to everyone in Wales aged 50 and over from next month, as well as those with underlying health conditions, to increase protection ahead of the future waves of the virus.
Across the UK Covid infections have fallen to their lowest level in two months. The ONS said a total of 1.4 million people in private households were estimated to have had Covid-19 in the week to August 16. This is a drop of 16% from 1.7 million in the previous week and is the lowest total since the week to June 11
