ORGANISATIONS at the frontline of response to coronavirus have warned that communities across Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire are in the eye of the storm with record cases of the disease. The cases in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area are now at an average over seven days of 316.3 per 100,000 population, and in Carmarthenshire, this is as high as 448.2 (figures December 3-December 9). This compares, for example, to 242 cases per 100,000 population in London, and 199 per 100,000 in Birmingham during the same period. A Hywel Dda spokesperson said: “This is putting strain on our community and hospital NHS services, with more than 150 people in local acute hospitals with Covid-19, which is more than the peak during the first phase.
Coronavirus putting a strain on Hywel Dda health board ORGANISATIONS at the frontline of response to Covid-19 have warned that communities in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion are in the eye of the storm as the area faces record cases of the disease. The cases in the Hywel Dda University Health Board region are now at an average over seven days of 316.3 per 100,000 population, and in Carmarthenshire, this is as high as 448.2 (figures 3-9 December). This compares, for example, to 242 cases per 100,000 population in London, and 199 per 100,000 in Birmingham during the same period. A Hywel Dda spokesperson said: “This is putting strain on our community and hospital NHS services, with more than 150 people in local acute hospitals with Covid-19, which is more than the peak during the first phase.
Pupils in class 2ZJ have been asked to stay home and self-isolate. Contacts of the pupil concerned have been asked to self-isolate for 14 days. Parents and carers do not need to contact the school to find out if their child has been affected. Pembrokeshire County Council, Public Health Wales and Hywel Dda University Health Board are working with the school to ensure that all possible precautionary measures are being taken to minimise risk of transmission of the virus. Parents/guardians have been given the following advice by Hywel Dda University Health Board: If a child/parent/household member develops symptoms of Covid-19, the entire household should immediately self-isolate, and book a test for the individual with the symptoms. It is unnecessary to test the entire household if they are not symptomatic.
There are fears that the lack of announced coronavirus vaccination centres in Pembrokeshire will disadvantage vulnerable residents Pembrokeshire politicians are asking whether coronavirus vaccination centres will be opened up in Pembrokeshire, saying that vulnerable people in the county are concerned about having to travel to Ceredigion or Carmarthenshire to be vaccinated. Hywel Dda Health Board announced this week that it will set up two vaccination centres in Carmarthen and Ceredigion. Local Liberal Democrats have written to Ros Jervis, director of public health for Hywel Dda University Health Board, asking for further details as to how the vaccine will be rolled out across all three local counties and asking if there will be centres in Pembrokeshire.
GWYNDAF Lewis is one of 10 people or groups from across Wales who is to be honoured in a special programme on S4C for those who have achieved amazing things during the cornavirus pandemic. Gwyndaf, from Efailwen, lost his mother Undeg, who was a well-known and popular figure in the Cyrmych area, to Covid-19 earlier this year. He decided to run a 50-mile marathon in a day in her memory and also to raise money for the ICU Unit in Glangwili Hospital where his mother was cared for. He raised nearly £40,000. As well as the award, Gwyndaf, who is a keen cyclist, received a special video message from champion cyclist Geraint Thomas, who has also sent him a signed jersey.