More people caught Covid-19 in Welsh hospitals last week than at any point in the pandemic, latest figures show. Public Health Wales data revealed that 381 people either "probably" or "definitely" contracted the virus in hospital for the week ending March 20.
Previously the highest number ever recorded was the seven days to December 13, 2020, when 358 probably or definitely caught the virus in hospital settings. Even during the Omicron peak seen in December 2021 and January 2022 the weekly number of hospital-onset infections never reached more than 261.
Betsi Cadwaladr UHB, which covers the north of the country, had by far the highest number of probable and definite hospital infections for the latest week at 106, almost double the week before, followed by Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB (71), Aneurin Bevan UHB (67), Cardiff and Vale UHB (56), Hywel Dda UHB (45), Swansea Bay UHB (32), and Powys (four).
