Wales has seen another concerning rise in the number of people contracting Covid-19. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) infection survey, which is based on a random sample, has revealed that the estimated number of people testing positive for the virus for the week ending September 29 was 74,900, which equates to 2.47% of the population or around one in 40 people.
That's up on the previous week where 2.09%, or one in 50 of Wales' population, was thought to have Covid. The Welsh Government said the current rate of positive cases appears to be highest in Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Powys, while the region covering Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil has lower rates of positivity.
Across the UK total infections have risen by 31% - the biggest jump since June. The ONS said there has been a "notable rise" in cases among older age groups who are seeing the highest rates of admission to hospital. Some 1.7 million people in private households across the UK are likely to have tested positive for coronavirus in the period September 23 to October 3, according to the ONS. This is up from 1.3 million in the previous survey which covered the period September 18 to 26.
