Wales Closes 5000 Deaths Since Start Of Pandemic

There have been a further 461 cases of coronavirus in Wales, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 196,060.

Public Health Wales reported another 28 deaths, taking the total in Wales since the start of the pandemic to 4,989.

The NHS trust also said a total of 589,622 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had now been given in Wales.

The agency said 2,606 second doses were also given.

In total, 85.3% of those over 80 have received their first dose of the vaccine, along with 78.4% of care home residents and 81.9% of care home staff.