One new case of coronavirus has been found in Powys today.

The latest incident takes the county's overall total to date to 296, and is one of 63 newly-reported virus cases in Wales today.

There have been no additional deaths in Powys, meaning that Public Health Wales has now recorded 14 deaths where the person had a confirmed case of Covid-19.

However, Powys Teaching Health Board has suggested that the Office for National Statistics data is more accurate, and that shows 86 deaths where coronavirus may have been present since the epidemic began.

Across Wales, six more deaths were recorded by PHW today, taking the total since the virus first appeared to 1,425 – although this too is a conservative figure.

The country has seen 14,586 cases of coronavirus confirmed so far.

Dr Robin Howe, incident director for the Novel Coronavirus outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Over the last few weeks, Public Health Wales has been setting up the methods and guidance for how contact tracing will operate. We will continue to work closely to support local health boards and local authorities in delivering contact tracing.

“The Welsh Government’s revised lockdown arrangements also continue. People from two different households in the same local area can meet up outdoors, provided they continue to maintain social distancing and strict hand hygiene.

“The announcement adds that, as a general rule, people should not travel more than five miles from home. This will help to reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading as people begin to travel more.

“Revised lockdown arrangements also apply to people in Wales who have been told to ‘shield’ from the virus. They are able to go outside and meet people from another household, provided they keep a two-metre distance.

“Future relaxation of lockdown measures will also be dependent on everyone following advice set out in the ‘Test, Trace, Protect’ strategy, including self-isolating when required."