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Covid cases reach highest level in Wales since January

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More than 2.7 million coronavirus tests have been carried out in Wales since the start of the pandemic

The highest number of coronavirus cases have been recorded in Wales since 5 January.

Latest figures from Public Health Wales showed there were 2,357 new cases in the 24 hours to Friday and three deaths.

The figure is just short of the 2,383 recorded earlier this year but the number of deaths is down compared to 40.

Since the pandemic began, there have been 274,390 cases and 5,671 deaths.