For two years WalesOnline has brought you the latest Covid data throughout the pandemic.
Everyday we exampled how many new cases and deaths there were and once a week we would assess the areas of Wales with the highest infection rate as well as the local authorities that is growing fastest. It was crucial to the public's understanding of how the virus was developing and changing across Wales. But this has now ended.
The Welsh Government recently announced huge changes to testing in Wales. This will have massive and far reaching consequences throughout the country which you can read about here. One of the key elements is that the daily data will be largely useless now for understanding how the virus is developing. Comparisons with previous waves will be impossible and the surveillance for new variants will be significantly reduced. As such this will likely be the last proper snapshot we have (unless there is a major policy change) before the Welsh Government turns off the light.
