Figures show the number of patients in Wales waiting longer than 36 weeks has risen sharply.
7,611 patients waiting for that length of time in April, a rise of more than 2,000 on the previous month, according to Statistics Wales figures.
These are more bad figures relating to the NHS in Wales.
In recent weeks, we've bad news regarding waiting times for cancer treatment, A&E and we've seen the ambulance service miss its targets for the eleventh month in a row.
Critics will jump on this as another example of the NHS under severe strain.
The Welsh Government says severe weather in the winter months led to an increase in people needing treatment, and says steps are being taken to reduce the backlog.
Rain clipping the far north through the evening but elsewhere staying dry with some sunny spells.
Public Health Wales figures show 25 more cases of the virus have also been confirmed.
Photos taken on Saturday morning show Roald Dahl Plass strewn with empty beer bottles and discarded canisters of laughing gas.