FOUR new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Powys by Public Health Wales on Wednesday (October 21).

The total number of lab-confirmed cases of the virus in Powys since the outbreak of the pandemic now stands at 677, with Public Health Wales confirming 19 new cases overnight.

There remain no more deaths in Powys, with the number of confirmed deaths of people due to Covid-19 in the county remaining at 15.

PHW's figures mostly involve hospital deaths and only include cases when the virus has been confirmed in a laboratory test. The figures do not include deaths of residents from Powys in hospitals in England, although these are included in Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

Figures from the ONS, considered a stronger indicator of the overall impact of the virus, and which are based on all deaths where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate, stand at 95 in Powys, where it has remained since mid-August.

Powys stats:

Confirmed cases – 673

New cases in October 21 data – 4

Rate of new cases per 100,000 in week to October 13 – 52.9

Powys position among Welsh local authorities for rate of new cases – 18th out of 22

Newly-confirmed cases day-by-day:

Wednesday, October 21 - 4

Tuesday, October 20 - 19

Monday, October 19 - 9

Sunday, October 18 - 12

Saturday, October 17 – 10

Friday, October 16 – 9

Thursday, October 15 – 10

The national picture:

Another 14 people have died with coronavirus and 962 have tested positive today, according to the latest figures from Public Health Wales.

There have been 1,736 deaths reported to PHW since the start of the pandemic.

Wales will go into a second full national 'circuit breaker' lockdown for 17 days from Friday, October 23 until November 9.

Public Health Wales' statement: