There have been 422 new coronavirus cases recorded in the Hywel Dda health board area in the last 48 hours according to today’s figures (Monday, August 23).

Public Health Wales (PHW) data shows there were 188 new cases in Carmarthenshire, 173 in Pembrokeshire and 61 in Ceredigion.

The total number of cases across the three counties is now 20,313 – 12,729 in Carmarthenshire, 5,029 in Pembrokeshire and 2,555 in Ceredigion.

No new Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in the Hywel Dda area, with the total 490 for the duration of the pandemic.

In total 3,247 new cases of coronavirus have been reported across Wales today bringing the national total to 264,756 cases.

There have been 17,962 tests done since the last report.

Two new Welsh Covid related deaths have been reported with the total across Wales 5,658 deaths.

Across Wales, 2,335,573 have received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine and 2,165,119 are fully vaccinated.

In Hywel Dda, as of August 18, 548,748 residents have now received both jabs, with 6,807 given in the last seven days.

In Pembrokeshire (population 125,818) 92,456 first doses have been given (73.5%) and 85,543 second doses (68%).

In Carmarthenshire (population 188,771) 132,610 first doses have been given (70.2%) and 121,155 second doses (64.2%).

In Ceredigion (population 72,695) 52,531 first doses have now been given (72.3%) and 48,522 second doses (66.7%).