THE cluster of coronavirus cases at a Wrexham food plant is not a cause for a wider level of concern in the community.

Speaking today during the Welsh Government's daily coronavirus briefing, Mark Drakeford said a further two members of staff have tested positive for coronavirus at the Rowan Foods Ltd industrial ready-meal manufacturing site in Wrexham.

On Friday, 38 confirmed cases had been identified and a multi-agency team had been tasked with investigating the outbreak.

Mr Drakeford said there were meetings over the weekend, testing was being carried out, and the Welsh Government was being updated several times a day.

Mr Drakeford said: "There were meetings over the weekend of the multi-disciplinary team that is looking after that outbreak. There were two further confirmed cases yesterday, so you can see it is on a very different scale to the incident, so far, on the island of Anglesey.

"Sampling has begun on the site. 120 staff had been sampled by the end of yesterday.

He said a further 100 are samples are due to be completed, adding: "Sampling will continue today and beyond if necessary until we have got all the staff we need to sample sampled.

"We are working with the local team and that will involve the local authority as well."

The team working at Rowan Foods ltd consists of Wrexham Council, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, the Health and Safety Executive, the Food Standards Agency, Welsh Government and Public Health England’s regional teams for the North West and West Midlands.

The company is cooperating fully with investigations.

Public Health Wales is classing the situation at Wrexham as a cluster rather than an outbreak.

At the same Welsh Government briefing, the idea of a local lockdown on Anglesey was raised.

There 158 workers tested positive for coronavirus at the 2 Sisters Food Group poultry processing plant in Llangefni.

In regard to Wrexham, Mr Drakeford added: "At this point it's not being regarded as an outbreak of the sort we have seen on Ynys Mon.

"So far we think it is being dealt with in a way that doesn't cause a wider level of concern to the community but, because we are able to receive reports regularly, if that were to change we'd be able to change our view as soon as necessary.

In terms of how serious conversations were concerning a 'local lockdown' on Anglesey, Mr Drakeford said: "Of course they are serious because the outbreak has been very serious.

"However, it has been an outbreak in a closed setting.

"Our test track and trace system has been able to successfully identify and trace the people in that setting.

"You have got to be proportionate, decisions restricting people's liberties should not be taken lightly.

"We won't take those actions unless we know that they are necessary."