TWENTY people have died of coronavirus in the county, Pembrokeshire County Council’s chief executive Mr Westley confirmed in a video this morning (Apr 24) on You Tube
Ian Westley offered his condolences to the families in his video message on YouTube this morning (Friday, April 24).
Mr Westley said: “We’ve currently got around 170 confirmed cases of Covid-19, and very sadly we’ve had 20 deaths in the county and again it would be appropriate for me to offer my condolences to all those people affected by that situation, and offer again any help and assistance we might be able to.”
Within the authority itself there are “just shy of 390 staff off ill with a further 280 self-isolating.”
Mr council boss explained that there have also been around 180 staff redeployed into different areas, with 1,000 volunteering to be take on different roles, including 21 who have retrained to work in social care jobs and a further 18 currently being trained.
Dyfed-Powys Police had reported a “sharp decrease in crime across the county” Mr Westley added.
While paying tribute to the hard work of staff, including those looking after the children of key workers, Mr Westley added that the council was also looking to the future and recovery.
“It’s in its infancy and we are starting to think about how recovery might look, both to the organisation from the county council’s point of view, to our communities across Pembrokeshire, obviously to business and the economy for the county and beyond, and particularly young people and education, who have suffered an enormous disruption as a consequence of the lockdown over the last four weeks.”
Council boss confirms that there have been 20 coronavirus deaths in Pembrokeshire
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