The coronavirus outbreak in Welshpool is "not in community transmission", Wales' Health Minister has said.

Vaughan Gething told the County Times on Tuesday that the spike in cases is largely around an individual business – identified separately as the town's Sidoli dessert factory.

A 'local lockdown' is not expected to take place in the area however the Welsh Government is reviewing data and information.

"We're doing a lot of testing within that workforce and that's driving the numbers in Powys," Mr Gething said.

"A few extra cases within a concentrated period of time will see those numbers per 100,000 go significantly up.

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"But it’s a matter where we are able to isolate matters as a cluster. It’s not in community transmission, that’s in a direct contrast to what we are seeing now in Caerphilly."

Mr Gething added: "I wouldn’t rule out local lockdowns in other parts of the country, but it’s not the Government’s preference to see lots of local lockdowns take place."

Public Health Wales has confirmed that four new cases of coronavirus have been found in Powys within the last 24 hours. The overall total is now 407, although the true figure is likely to be higher.

The Office for National Statistics also confirmed today that no-one from Powys died with coronavirus in the week leading up to September 5.