CONFIRMED cases of coronavirus in Wales continue to rise, with latest figures from Public Health Wales showing that there have been more than 1,200 new cases of the deadly virus.
The latest figures show that on Friday, July 23, the nation saw 1,238 new positive cases, an increase of 483 compared with the previous day’s new cases.
In Newport, the number of confirmed cases more than doubled in just 24 hours.
There were 42 cases in the city, compared with 20 in the previous 24 hour period.
It means there are now 27.2 cases per 100,000 people.