Latest coronavirus updates from the Welsh Government, dated yesterday, are:
·
A new fund
of more than £1m to help Wales’ unpaid carers cope with the financial pressures
of COVID-19 has been announced today by the Deputy Minister for Health and
Social Services.
o Open to carers across
Wales, the Carers Support Fund will see grants of up to £300 made available for
a range of essentials, including; food, household items such as furniture or
white goods, or electronics such as a laptop for access to support and
services.
o A public consultation
about a new national plan for carers, setting out how Welsh Government’s
proposes to work with a range of partners to strengthen its priorities to
better reflect every aspect of a carers’ life has also been published.
o https://gov.wales/ps1-million-fund-carers-mark-launch-public-consultation
·
A quick
guide to changes to benefits appointment, assessments and claims: https://gov.wales/coronavirus-changes-benefits-appointment-assessments-and-claims
· Updated guidance which explains who is exempt from the requirement to self-isolate (quarantine) if travelling to Wales from overseas https://gov.wales/exemptions-self-isolation-coronavirus-covid-19-html
Coronavirus
in numbers
·
The latest
figures published by Public Health Wales today show there have been 1,148 new
cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 37,400 confirmed cases of
coronavirus in Wales since the start of the pandemic.
o Sadly, another 10
deaths were reported by Public Health Wales today. The total number of deaths
reported by Public Health Wales is 1,722.
o These figures are updated daily at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection#!/vizhome/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary
·
The Office
for National Statistics (ONS) has today published statistics on provisional
weekly deaths, including deaths involving COVID-19, for the week ending 9
October.
o The cumulative number
of deaths involving COVID-19 in Welsh residents up to 9 October was 2,671.
o Of the deaths
registered in the week ending 9 October, there were provisionally 37 deaths
involving COVID-19 – this was 12 more than the previous week. This is the
fourth successive week numbers have increased.
o The numbers reported by
ONS are different from those from Public Health Wales because of different
reporting methods and timing.
Where
to find the latest information
· Information
about local restrictions in Bangor, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend,
Caerphilly borough, Cardiff, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire,
Llanelli, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Rhondda
Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan and Wrexham
areas: https://gov.wales/local-lockdown
·
Public
Health Wales provides a daily update about the number of cases of coronavirus in
Wales. It is available at: https://covid19-phwstatement.nhs.wales/
·
Information
about coronavirus is available on the Welsh Government’s website at https://gov.wales/coronavirus
and https://llyw.cymru/coronafeirws
·
Information
about support for businesses is available at the Business Wales website https://businesswales.gov.wales/coronavirus-advice/
·
If you can
help the effort to produce PPE in Wales please visit https://businesswales.gov.wales/news-and-blogs/news/provision-critical-equipment-and-personal-protection-equipment-ppe
·
The Welsh
Government holds a regular media briefing about coronavirus. These are
on-the-record, on-camera and supported by a BSL translator. These are held at
12.15pm and live-streamed on our @WelshGovernment Twitter channel.
o Economy Minister Ken Skates held today’s press conference. You can watch again at: https://twitter.com/WelshGovernment/status/1318511230923939840
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