GWENT has seen another death due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hour period, according to latest figures from Public Health Wales.

During the latest reporting period, the health body has confirmed that across Wales, another eight deaths of people with the virus have been recorded.

This includes one in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area – the health board which covers Newport, and the wider Gwent area.

It brings the death toll in our area to 1,093 at this time.

Nationwide, there have now been 6,342 deaths due to the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.

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In the last 24 hour reporting period, Public Health Wales has said that another 2,456 cases of the virus have been recorded in Wales.

This includes 429 in Gwent.

Of these, 127 were in Caerphilly, while 90 were reported in Newport.

Elsewhere, Monmouthshire saw 82 new cases, Torfaen 79, and 51 in Blaenau Gwent.

Latest covid cases in Wales:

  • Anglesey - 45
  • Blaenau Gwent - 51
  • Bridgend - 107
  • Caerphilly - 127
  • Cardiff - 246
  • Carmarthenshire - 145
  • Ceredigion - 23
  • Conwy - 69
  • Denbighshire - 73
  • Flintshire - 88
  • Gwynedd - 182
  • Merthyr Tydfil - 58
  • Monmouthshire - 82
  • Neath Port Talbot - 110
  • Newport - 90
  • Pembrokeshire - 107
  • Powys - 93
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf - 188
  • Swansea - 176
  • Torfaen - 79
  • Vale of Glamorgan - 114
  • Wrexham - 135
  • Unknown location - 12
  • Resident outside Wales – 56