Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

Today's #Covid19Cymru figures should serve as a warning to us all that this really is not under control, and that we all need do our bit to help (yes, including the hospitality sector).
1645 new cases (the third highest).
7-day average: 1220 - UP 28
R (estimate): 1.19 (UP 0.02).

Cases going up is bad enough, but the fact that R is still going up is a sign it's out of control. We can't carry on like this, and I am not sure the measures taken yesterday will be sufficient.
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There were 24 #Covid19Cymru deaths recorded.
7-day average: 24.57 - DOWN 0.71
This figure has been hovering along in the mid 20s for a month now. Are we really OK with that many people dying every day in Wales? I'm not.

The figures for #Ceredigion go up again. 32 cases were recorded today.
7-day average: 17.71 - UP 2.14
R (estimate): 1.09
Note that with a smaller population, figures are more prone to noise.
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Frontline health and care workers without symptoms to be tested twice a week in Wales. https://nation.cymru/news/frontline-health-and-care-workers-without-symptoms-to-be-tested-twice-a-week-in-wales/

We've had a few days now where the #Covid19Cymru figures have felt right, statistically. Today's 1471 cases is around the area we would expect; if anything, a touch low, as Friday is normally the highest of the week (so that's good news).

Because last Friday's was not one of those days (it was lower than it should have been), the average, and R, look worse than they should. Tomorrow should see a corresponding fall.
7-day average: 1192 - UP 53
R (estimate): 1.17 - UP 0.06
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"UK government decided to drop a bombshell on the Welsh Government, economy and indeed devolution itself. With infrastructure a major beneficiary of the long-overdue ‘levelling up’ agenda, the UK government decided to reduce the relative amount Wales will receive from investment in England from 80.9% in 2015 to just 36.6% in 2020." 😱

With its decision on HS2 Westminster has shunted Wales on to a railway to nowhere - Nation.Cymru https://nation.cymru/opinion/with-its-decision-on-hs2-westminster-has-shunted-wales-on-to-a-railway-to-nowhere/

Today's #Covid19Cymru cases figure of 1473 comes as no surprise. It is certainly high compared to some recent days which saw under-reporting, but it is more or less exactly what we'd expect with the current estimated R figure.
7-day average 1139: UP 31
R (estimate) 1.11: UNCHANGED

There were 11 new cases reported in #Ceredigion, taking the 7-day average to 14.43: DOWN 0.57.
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The 24 deaths reported today take the 7-day average to 23.43: DOWN 0.57
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CBP wants to create a facial recognition database of every non-US citizen traveler to the United States - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/cbp-wants-to-create-a-facial-recognition-database-of-every-non-us-citizen-traveler-to-the-united-states/