Three new cases of the coronavirus were identified in the Hywel Dda Health Board area yesterday, the latest figures from Public Health Wales (PHW) show.

One new case was found in Carmarthenshire and two in Pembrokeshire. No new cases were found in Ceredigion.

To date, Hywel Dda has seen 1,312 cases - 334 in Pembrokeshire, 884 in Carmarthenshire and 94 in Ceredigion.

Across Wales, 162 new cases were identified yesterday from 11,224 tests. To date, 19,390 cases have been found in Wales.

No new deaths were reported in Wales yesterday. To date, there have been 1,597 deaths due to coronavirus Wales.

Dr Giri Shankar, Incident Director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales welcomes the new action being taken from Monday 14 September by Welsh Government to prevent further rises in positive coronavirus cases. "These include the mandatory wearing of face coverings by people over 11 in public places, like shops, and that only six people from an extended household can meet indoors.

“As children return to schools, I understand that parents will be concerned at reports of positive cases. I would urge you to follow advice from the school or local authority and only withdraw children from school when asked to do so.

"Social distancing measures that are in place are designed to prevent the spread of the disease beyond the ‘bubbles’ established in schools.

“Again it is important that children maintain regular handwashing throughout the day, and on returning home, and parents’ help with this is vital.

“We are now seeing a steady increase in cases in a number of communities across Wales, and our investigations show that many of these have been transmitted due to a lack of social distancing.

“This has resulted in the spread of the virus to other groups of people.

“We continue to appeal to everyone to please remember that, even if you feel that you would not be badly affected by COVID-19 if you were to test positive, should you pass it on to older or more vulnerable family members, friends or colleagues it could be extremely serious and even fatal.

“Coronavirus has not gone away. It remains the responsibility of everyone to help prevent the spread of this virus – that is, by self-isolating when asked to do so, staying two metres away from others, and by washing hands regularly.”