THERE have been 570 new cases of coronavirus in Wales, latest figures show.

Data released by Public Health Wales on July 2 show that 165 of the new cases of the virus were in North Wales.

Fortunately, there were no new covid-related deaths recorded in Wales.

Wrexham and Flintshire had the most cases again in North Wales.

In Wales as a whole, only Cardiff had more new cases with 83.

They can be broken down to:

  • Anglesey 8
  • Conwy 23
  • Denbighshire 17
  • Flintshire 49
  • Gwynedd 25
  • Wrexham 43

The infection rate in Wales as a whole has increased to 71.7 cases per 100,000 members of the population.

The average rates in all local authority areas in North Wales are higher than the national average.

Flintshire followed by Wrexham and Denbighshire have the highest rate of infection in Wales.

They can be broken down to:

  • Anglesey 87.1 per 100k
  • Conwy 102.4
  • Denbighshire 146.3
  • Flintshire 161.4
  • Gwynedd 102
  • Wrexham 147.8