Twenty-five further deaths from suspected coronavirus in Wales brings total to 609

Another 25 people have died of suspected coronavirus in Wales, figures released by Public Health Wales today show.

It brings the total number of suspected Covid-19 deaths in Wales to 609.

Officials said they had also received 304 new reports of people with the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases here to 7,850.

Today's figures at a glance:

  • 7,850 total confirmed Covid-19 cases (of which 304 were new reports today)

  • 25 new suspected Covid-19 deaths

  • 609 total suspected Covid-19 deaths

  • 23,461 individuals tested so far

Recent figures suggest a 'levelling-off' of new cases of coronavirus in Wales.

Monday's figures from Public Health Wales suggested the number of new cases of coronavirus in Wales are levelling off, which may be a sign that lockdown measures are working.

But officials warned that it is still too soon to know for sure and stressed that the current social distancing rules should remain in place.