The number of people thought to have died after contracting coronavirus in Powys fell in the last week of April, figures from the UK's data service have shown.

Office for National Statistics figures indicate that eight more people in the county died after contracting Covid-19 in the week to May 1, bringing the total to 65 since the outbreak began.

That was the second consecutive weekly drop in the number of deaths, and First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he believes that Wales may have passed the peak of the virus.

However, people are still being asked to stay at home after the lockdown was extended for three weeks to minimise the likelihood of a second peak.

Three people died in hospital and five in care homes, the figures show.

The previous week 18 people had died, and the figure stood at 20 in the week before that.

Data differences

The data differs from that published by Public Health Wales, which shows 11 confirmed deaths of people with coronavirus in Powys, for a number of reasons.

The health body's figures relate to cases where coronavirus has been confirmed, and only include people who have died in hospital settings in Wales.

As such, this excludes people who have died in hospitals in England, those who have passed away in care homes, and those who died without having been tested to confirm the presence of coronavirus.

The ONS figures refer to all cases in which Covid-19 is mentioned on a death certificate, even where it may not have been the primary cause of death.