TOMORROWS’s ‘firebreak’ lockdown is coming at an extremely important
time for Pembrokeshire as numbers of positive coronavirus cases rise
in the county.
That’s the message from Pembrokeshire County Council ahead of
restrictions kicking in across Wales at 6pm on Friday.
The Authority is urging people to follow the restrictions.
After months of very low numbers of cases, the county’s infection
rate, which has been rising steadily since the middle of September,
has now gone above 50 cases per 100,000 people – the rate at which
local lockdown measures would have been considered by the Welsh
Government.
Over the period 12 th – 18 th October, there were 63 positive cases in
Pembrokeshire, a rate of 50.1 cases per 100,000.
There were a further 11 cases across the county on Wednesday (21 st
October).
Cllr David Simpson, the Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council,
said: “I’ve seen it said in some quarters that Pembrokeshire is unlucky
to be facing going into national lockdown because cases are so ‘low’.
“In fact, the rate has been rising in Pembrokeshire steadily and the
county would now be considered for local lockdown restrictions
anyway.
“We cannot be complacent. Cases are rising in Pembrokeshire and
this firebreak is our opportunity to get these numbers back under
control.
“If we all follow the restrictions we can get back to the low numbers of
infection that we thankfully saw for so long in Pembrokeshire.
“We must all take personal responsibility for doing what we can to
prevent the further spread of Covid-19.”
Public Health Wales now publishes maps of cases for individual areas
within local authority areas, allowing members of the public to see the
rate of infection within their locality.
The maps and all Public Health Wales tables are updated daily at
2pm. Click here for the tables.
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A series of FAQs about the ‘firebreak’ lockdown is available at:
https://gov.wales/coronavirus-firebreak-frequently-asked-questions
