Covid: How many people have died in Wales?
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Two further deaths of patients with Covid have been reported in Wales, health chiefs say.
It means the total number of deaths reported to Public Health Wales (PHW) since the pandemic began in March 2020, stands at 5,511.
The two latest deaths were reported by the Hywel Dda health board area, which covers much of west Wales.
A further 95 cases have been reported, taking the total number of positive tests to 209,627.
Data was not released from Public Health Wales on Good Friday.
The seven-day rolling case rate per 100,000 population has dropped slightly to 34 compared to 35 previously.
PHW said 1,472,643 people have now received a first vaccination.
A total of 463,445 people have now had their second jab and are fully vaccinated.
PHW figures only record deaths which have a confirmed Covid-19 diagnosis, backed up by a laboratory test. They mostly involve hospital deaths.
ONS takes a little longer to report deaths because it collates details of death registrations. In about 85% of cases, it is the underlying cause of death
What are the case rates?
PHW said Wales overall case rate for the period 23-29 March has dropped slightly to 34 cases per 100,000 people.
The highest case rates were in Anglesey, with 82.8 cases per 100,000 people.
This is followed by Merthyr Tydfil (66.3) and Swansea (63.6).
The lowest case rates were seen in Bridgend (13.6), Ceredigion (11) and Powys (9.8).
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The postcode search has been updated to replace data for health boards in Scotland with data for local councils. In England, data for county councils has been replaced with data for district councils. Figures for boroughs and unitary authorities remain unchanged.