THERE have been 18 new cases of coronavirus, and one more death with the virus, confirmed in Powys today (Tuesday, November 10).

The total number of lab-confirmed cases of the virus in Powys since the outbreak of the pandemic now stands at 1,099.

No further deaths with the virus in Powys have been recorded meaning the total number of people to have died from Covid-19 in the county remains at 20.

Public Health Wales' figures mostly involve hospital deaths and only include cases when the virus has been confirmed in a laboratory test. The figures do not include deaths of residents from Powys in hospitals in England, although these are included in Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

ONS figures, considered a stronger indicator of the overall impact of the virus, and which are based on all deaths where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate, stand at 98 in Powys.

Powys stats:

Confirmed cases – 1,099

Powys position among Welsh local authorities for rate of new cases – joint 16th out of 22

New cases in November 5 data – 18

Rate of new cases per 100,000 in week to November 7 – 121.6

Newly-confirmed cases day-by-day:

Tuesday, November 10 – 18

Monday, November 9 - 7

Sunday, November 8 – 22

Saturday, November 7 - 25

Friday, November 6 – 48

Thursday, November 5 – 26

Wednesday, November 4 – 16

The national picture:

Tuesday's figures reveal that 22 more people have died with coronavirus – meaning a total of 2,063 people have died in Wales since the start of the pandemic.

A total of 61,356 cases have now been confirmed in Wales, 444 of which are new today.

New rules have come into place in Wales now the 'firebreak' lockdown period has ended.

These include two households in Wales will now be able to form a bubble and meet at home.

There will be no travel restrictions within Wales, but people will not be able to leave the country except for essential purposes such as work during England's four-week lockdown. People living in Wales will be allowed to go on holiday in Wales.People who live and work on different sides of the Wales-England border will still be able to travel between the two nations.

All businesses that were closed throughout the firebreak will be able to reopen, but it remains unclear under what terms pubs and restaurants will be allowed to reopen. Rules for the hospitality industry are being given further consideration.

Groups of 15 will be allowed to meet for organised indoors activities. Outdoors, 30 people will be able to meet for organised activities under the rules, which will be reviewed in a fortnight.

Public Health Wales' statement

Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales strongly advises the public to take personal responsibility for their actions and to ensure that we are all doing as much as possible to limit the transmission of Coronavirus.

"We understand that people will want to carry on with their Christmas shopping now the fire-break has ended and so we would suggest to try to visit shops during off-peak times, to always maintain social distancing and to wear a face covering if you can. Options such as ‘click and collect’ or online purchasing may also be something to consider.

“Although the fire-break period in Wales has ended, we would urge everyone to be aware that this does not mean a return to normality. Coronavirus has not gone away, it is still active in communities across Wales, and so we all need to take steps to keep everyone safe and to prevent the transmission of the disease.

“We ask the public to observe the new regulations and to limit their contact with other people as much as possible so that we all work together to bring the numbers of positive cases down.

“This means staying out of other people’s homes, limiting the times and the numbers of people that you meet, maintaining social distancing and hand hygiene, working from home if you can, and self-isolating if you show symptoms of coronavirus or are asked to do so by contact tracers.

“Today’s dashboard displays a lower level of positive cases than in recent days; this is due to a reporting delay in Public Health Wales receiving data from non-NHS Wales laboratories. Please bear in mind that our dashboard is a rapid reporting tool which is subject to ongoing reconciliation.