Despite the fact that nearly all legal Covid measures have been lifted in Wales, cases are continuing to rise and impact on the running of the NHS. In fact, latest figures show that there are more positive cases in hospitals now than there were at any point in the last year.
According to the Welsh Government, there were 1,473 people in general and acute beds with coronavirus on March 28, the highest amount since the beginning of March 2021 and a significant leap on the amount recorded just a month ago (837 on February 28).
Wales' largest health board, Betsi Cadwaladr UHB, had in excess of 400 coronavirus cases in its general and acute beds (418) on March 28, which is more than double the figure of 194 on February 28. Every health board in Wales has experienced a similar rise, and there are also a small number of positive cases among cancer services at Velindre University NHS Trust (nine).
