There are 12 areas of Wales with a Covid infection rate above 700 - up from seven the week before. And there are 40 areas with a Covid infection rate of over 600. For this article we have used data published on Friday, April 1.
It provides the numbers for areas with an average of 7,000 residents, called middle super output areas (MSOA). In practice this means there are statistics for areas like Canton in Cardiff, Morriston in Swansea, and Porth in Rhondda.
The data shows there are 12 places in Wales with more than 700 cases per 100,000 of the population. Click here and get our daily coronavirus briefing newsletter sent directly to your inbox.
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The areas with the most cases at the moment are as follows for the last rolling seven days up to March 27:
- Blaina & Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent - 990.7
- Newtown South, Powys - 856.6
- Ebbw Vale South & Cwm, Blaenau Gwent - 813.3
- Rassau & Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent - 780.8
- Pontprennau, Cardiff - 778.3
- Haverfordwest North, Pembrokeshire - 759.5
- Bryn-mawr, Blaenau Gwent - 756.8
- Caernarfon East, Gwynedd - 726.8
- Ridgeway & Glasllwch, Newport - 723.4
- Tredegar & Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent - 718.3
- Barry West, The Vale of Glamorgan - 714.7
- Llanrumney South, Cardiff - 713.4
This map shows the number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 people for each area in the last seven days.
It is important to bear in mind that this data is very volatile because it covers smaller areas. Where an area has a very small population even one positive case can push up the cases per 100,000 significantly. You should therefore be cautious about drawing too many conclusions directly from the information.
The three areas with the highest infection rates in each local authority
This is based on the weekly infection rates for the previous seven days per 100,000 people. The data is based on the rolling seven-day average between March 20 and 27.
Anglesey
Holyhead 597.1
Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll & Menai Bridge 577.8
Bodedern & Rhosneigr 569.7
Blaenau Gwent
Blaina & Nantyglo 990.7
Ebbw Vale South & Cwm 813.3
Rassau & Beaufort 780.8
Bridgend
Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity 556.6
Cefn-glas & Bryntirion 540.4
Brackla East & Coychurch Lower 511.4
Caerphilly
Newbridge 642.8
Blackwood 639.5
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg 596.8
Cardiff
Pontprennau 778.3
Llanrumney South 713.4
Llandaf North 656.1
Carmarthenshire
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder 598.6
Llanelli Bigyn 593.7
Dafen & Felin-foel 572.7
Ceredigon
Borth & Bont-goch 658.6
Aberystwyth South 612.6
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud 493.2
Conwy
Kinmel Bay & Towyn 598.7
Abergele 450.9
Colwyn Bay North 419.2
Denbighshire
Ruthin 693
Denbigh West 669.2
Rhyl North 629.4
Flintshire
Holywell & Bagillt 540.1
Connah's Quay North 523.9
Flint South West 515.2
Gwynedd
Caernarfon East 726.8
Pen-y-groes, Tal-y-sarn & Dyffryn Nantlle 578.1
Bethesda 535.8
Merthyr Tydfil
Gelli-deg & Town 668.3
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill 545.8
Dowlais 530.5
Monmouthshire
Abergavenny North 560.9
Gilwern & Llanfoist 537
Chepstow South 511.2
Neath Port Talbot
Port Talbot South & Margam 540.1
Dulais Valley 420.7
Aberafan 419.7
Newport
Ridgeway & Glasllwch 723.4
Pye Corner & Graig 697
Stow Hill 670.8
Pembrokeshire
Haverfordwest North 759.5
Pembroke Dock 589.8
Haverfordwest South 573.3
Powys
Newtown South 856.6
Newtown North 645
Brecon 583.3
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Aberdare East & Cwm-bach 635.4
Beddau & Tyn-y-nant 617.9
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd 584.6
Swansea
Central Swansea 612.5
Townhill 483.6
Killay 458.7
Vale of Glamorgan
Barry West 714.7
Dinas Powys 683.1
Llandough & Cogan 664.1
Torfaen
Croesyceiliog 660.4
Griffithstown & Sebastopol 642.2
Trefethin & Pen-y-garn 642.1
Wrexham
Acton & Maes-y-dre 613.1
Pen-y-cae & Minera 593.7
Wrexham West 588
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