Wales has recorded an unwelcome rise in the number of people infected with Covid-19. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) infection survey for the week ending September 14 shows the estimated number of people testing positive for Covid was 39,700, equating to 1.31% of the population or around one in 75 people.
That is an increase on the 28,200 (0.93%), or around one in 110 people, for the week ending September 5. The Welsh Government said that as the estimates are based on a "relatively low number of positive tests", caution should be taken in over-interpreting any small movements in the latest trend.
England also saw a rise in its Covid infection rate, though levels are estimated to have fallen in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The ONS said 927,900 people in private households across the UK are likely to have tested positive for coronavirus in the week ending September 14, up 5% from 881,200 in the previous week.
