MORE than 60 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in north Wales, health chiefs have said.

Public Health Wales has confirmed across Wales, there have been 100 new cases of the virus recorded.

Of those, 66 were in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Heath Board area.

There were 30 recorded on Anglesey, 18 in Gwynedd, eight in Flintshire, six in Conwy, three in Denbighshire and one in Wrexham.

Public Health Wales also confirmed the number of deaths recorded in north Wales now stands at 340 - up by one compared to the previous day.

Dr Chris Williams, incident director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Public Health Wales welcomes the First Minister’s announcement that non-essential retailers are able to open on Monday 22 June, providing that they are able to comply with social distancing measures.

“The announcement adds that further relaxation of lockdown measures, including the lifting of the restriction on non-essential travel to around five miles, is planned for Monday 6 July, providing that community transmission continues to reduce.

“It is important to note that until a further announcement is made by Welsh Government, then the current measures remain in place - as a general rule, people should not travel more than five miles from home. This will help to reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading as people begin to travel more.

“Future relaxation of lockdown measures will also be dependent on everyone following advice set out in the ‘Test, Trace, Protect’ strategy, including self-isolating when required. Complying with social distancing and hygiene measures remain extremely important.

“Screening programmes in Wales will start sending invitations and reminders to eligible individuals again, beginning with Cervical Screening Wales from the end of June. This follows a pause in screenings due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic."