As vaccinations pass another major milestone, Covid case rates fall for a fifth day in Wales.
Aberavon seafront in the sunshine - Neath Port Talbot has had one of the UK's lowest Covid case rates in the last week
Wales' case rate has dropped to 169.6 cases per 100,000, although it could still be a few more days before any impact from furtherThe average number of cases per day is now 764, for the week ending 21 July. The week before it was 800 per day. 54% of cases reported today involved positive tests among the under 30s. This reflects a pattern seen in recent weeks.
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