One of Wales' top doctors believes the public should expect "one or more waves" of coronavirus over the coming months. Consultant epidemiologist Dr Chris Williams, of Public Health Wales (PHW), said the vaccination uptake and overall population immunity were helping to keep serious illness at bay for most people.
However he warned that community transmission, hospitalisations, and deaths had risen over recent weeks which could indicate the start of an early autumn wave. But he stressed that the number of severe infections, compared with overall infections, is much lower compared to what Wales has seen at other stages in the pandemic.
The latest infection survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the week ending September 26, which is based on a random sample, suggested that 2.09% – or one in 50 – of Wales' population had Covid-19 that week. That is up slightly on 2.07% the week before but a much slower rate of change than in the preceding weeks.
