NEARLY 100 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Flintshire and Wrexham in the last day, the latest data shows.

Public Health Wales figures released on Tuesday (October 13) show that 99 new cases have been confirmed in the two counties in the last 24 hours.

Of these, 51 were in Flintshire 51 and 48 in Wrexham.

As of Tuesday, Flintshire's coronavirus rate stands at 32.7, while Wrexham's sits at 35.3

Across North Wales as a whole, 184 new cases were confirmed - with the remaining 85 cases being made up of 24 in Denbighshire, 29 in Conwy, 22 in Gwynedd and 10 on Anglesey.

Across Wales as a whole, 764 new coronavirus cases were confirmed - with five people who had tested positive having sadly died in the last 24 hours. 

The total number of suspected coronavirus-related deaths in Wales now stands at 1,678.

Dr Giri Shankar, incident director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said:“We have seen an increase in transmission of the coronavirus in social clubs, and would like to remind the public that the virus spreads really well in social situations.  If you need to visit these type of venues, then:

  • Don’t mix with anyone other than the people that you live with;
  • Stay 2m apart from people that you don’t live with;
  • If you are contacted by the Test, Trace, Protect service, then please be honest about where you have been and with whom – the contact tracers aren’t going to judge you, they are trying to restrict the spread of the virus.  By giving them the correct information you will help others avoid infection, and possibly getting seriously ill.

“Local restrictions are now in place in Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, and Wrexham local authority areas, and in the hyperlocal areas of Bangor and Llanelli.

“People who live in these areas must abide by these restrictions to protect themselves, their families, friends, older and vulnerable people, and keep Wales safe."