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media captionJim Pook is one of 69 cases linked to a Covid-19 outbreak at the Royal Gwent Hospital
A cancer patient has claimed poor infection control at the Royal Gwent Hospital meant he and three fellow patients caught coronavirus.
Jim Pook is one of 69 cases linked to an outbreak at the Newport hospital which started six days ago.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) said 53 patients and 16 staff had been affected on seven wards since 3 December.
The health board has apologised to Mr Pook and his family.
Mr Pook, from Newbridge, was taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital in mid-November after collapsing at home. He was later diagnosed with advanced cancer.