Latest coronavirus update from the Welsh Government

 

Latest coronavirus update from the Welsh Government (dated yesterday) is:

• The Welsh Government will invest a further £15 million in educational technology for schools in the next financial year.
• The investment is the continuation of the Hwb EdTech programme, which has already seen an investment of more than £92m by the Welsh Government over the last two years, and will further support the transformation of digital infrastructure of all maintained schools in Wales.
• https://gov.wales/15-million-education-technology-schools-next-year
• Vaccination in Wales – weekly update: https://gov.wales/covid-19-vaccination-programme-weekly-update-16-february-2021
• Coronavirus and Rural Payments Wales: https://gov.wales/rural-payments-wales-rpw-coronavirus-covid-19

 

Coronavirus in numbers

• The latest figures published by Public Health Wales today show there have been 275 newly reported cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 199,793 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wales since the start of the pandemic.
• Sadly, there were eight deaths reported by Public Health Wales today. The total number of deaths reported by Public Health Wales is 5,145.
• These figures are updated daily at: https://public.tableau.com/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection#!/vizhome/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary

• The number of people who have received a Covid vaccine in Wales is being published every weekday by Public Health Wales.
• The latest figures show 795,927 people have received their first dose
• And 7,251 people have received two doses of the vaccine
• https://public.tableau.com/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection#!/vizhome/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary
• If you think you’ve been missed off the vaccine appointment list: https://gov.wales/get-your-covid-19-vaccination-if-you-think-you-have-been-missed
• The Office for National Statistics has today published statistics on provisional weekly deaths, including deaths involving Covid-19, for the week ending 5 February.
• The cumulative number of deaths involving Covid-19 in Welsh residents up to 5 February was 7,089.
• Of the deaths registered in the week ending 5 February, there were provisionally 314 deaths involving Covid-19. This was 47 fewer than the previous week. The number of registered deaths involving Covid has declined for three successive weeks.
• The number of deaths involving Covid decreased in all English regions and Wales for the most recent week.
• For the period 29 February 2020 to 5 February 2021, there were a total of 5,445 excess deaths (18%) above the five-year average.
• The excess death rate for Wales for this period was lower than in England.
• The numbers reported by ONS are different from those from Public Health Wales because of different reporting methods and timing.
• https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest

 

What to do if you have symptoms of coronavirus

• The symptoms of coronavirus are a high temperature, a new, continuous cough and a loss or change in smell or taste.
• If you have symptoms of coronavirus, however mild, you must self-isolate at home for 10 days from when your symptoms started.
• Guidance about self-isolating: https://gov.wales/self-isolation-stay-home-guidance-households-possible-coronavirus
• Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.
• You should arrange to have a test to see if you have coronavirus once you are self-isolating. You can book a test at https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test
• You should continue to isolate while waiting for a test result.
• Got a question about what to do if you’ve got coronavirus? Visit https://gov.wales/self-isolation-stay-home-guidance-households-possible-coronavirus
   

Where to find the latest information

• Information about the new national measures in place in Wales is available at: https://gov.wales/alert-level-4 and the roadmap in and out of alert levels is at: https://gov.wales/coronavirus-control-plan-alert-levels-wales

• Information about coronavirus is available on the Welsh Government’s website at https://gov.wales/coronavirus and https://llyw.cymru/coronafeirws
• Questions about Covid-19 vaccines? Visit: https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunisation-and-vaccines/covid-19-vaccination-information/ and https://gov.wales/vaccine-coronavirus
• Want to join Wales’ vaccination team? https://gov.wales/join-covid-19-vaccination-team
• If you think you’ve been missed off the vaccine appointment list: https://gov.wales/get-your-covid-19-vaccination-if-you-think-you-have-been-missed
• Information about support for businesses is available at the Business Wales website https://businesswales.gov.wales/coronavirus-advice/
• The Welsh Government holds a regular media briefing about coronavirus. These are on-the-record, on-camera and supported by a BSL interpreter. These are held at 12.15pm, broadcast on BBC One Wales and live-streamed on our @WelshGovernment Twitter channel.