Coronavirus deaths total in Wales climbs to 1,641
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There have been 1,641 deaths involving coronavirus so far in Wales, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The figures are up to the week ending 1 May which were registered as confirmed or suspected Covid-19 by 9 May.
They also show 281 more deaths involving Covid-19 registered in the week - 30% of all deaths in Wales.
A third of these deaths in the past week were in care homes - since the pandemic began, the proportion is 24%.
The number of deaths registered involving Covid-19 is fewer than the 413 the previous week.
Across England and Wales, the number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes has started to decline, the figures also show.
For the first time, Wales and other parts of the UK are showing a fall in the percentage of deaths involving coronavirus.
The number of deaths from all causes in Wales has also fallen to 929 - but is still 305 more deaths than the weekly average.
Total deaths from Coronavirus in Wales
Occurring up to 1 May, by local council area
| Area | Number of deaths | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 265 | 72.75 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | 201 | 83.7 |
| Swansea | 154 | 62.48 |
| Newport | 120 | 78.43 |
| Caerphilly | 117 | 64.63 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 72 | 50.4 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 70 | 52.96 |
| Flintshire | 68 | 43.7 |
| Bridgend | 67 | 46.24 |
| Powys | 65 | 49 |
| Torfaen | 57 | 61.26 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 56 | 80.33 |
| Monmouthshire | 50 | 53.11 |
| Carmarthenshire | 48 | 25.6 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 47 | 78.06 |
| Denbighshire | 42 | 44.05 |
| Gwynedd | 39 | 31.4 |
| Conwy | 35 | 29.9 |
| Wrexham | 30 | 22.04 |
| Pembrokeshire | 25 | 20 |
| Anglesey | 7 | 10 |
| Ceredigion | 6 | 8.2 |
Cardiff is the local area in Wales with the most Covid-19 deaths at 265 - Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) is next with 201.
But RCT has the highest death rate in Wales - when the size of the population is taken into account - 83.7 deaths per 100,000, closely followed by Blaenau Gwent.
Ceredigion has the lowest number of deaths.
The ONS figures are published weekly and include all registered deaths - including those in care homes, hospitals and people's homes. They also include deaths which are suspected by a doctor of involving Covid-19.
The separate Public Health Wales death figures come out daily but mostly only include hospital deaths and only include those which have been confirmed as Covid-19 by a laboratory test.