Covid lockdown: Two thirds of Wales' population affected
Nearly two thirds of Wales' population will be under lockdown when new restrictions are imposed in three more areas on Monday.This will mean half of Wales' 22 local authorities will be under lockdowns, affecting almost two million people.Covid cases increase by 362 in Wales
Blaenau Gwent on 202 per 100,000 and Merthyr Tydfil at 169 per 100,000 currently have the highest rates of infection.Neath Port Talbot will go into lockdown, meaning counties along the M4 corridor from Newport to Swansea will be under restrictions "We need the help of everyone across Neath Port Talbot to prevent the increasing spread of coronavirus and to bring the infection rates back down."
Torfaen council leader Anthony Hunt said:"We have already seen this strategy work effectively in Caerphilly and Newport where numbers have dropped dramatically due to people adhering to the new rules."
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