NEW figures by Public Health Wales show exactly where coronavirus has been circulating within Flintshire and Wrexham communities.
The new map was first added to the daily update provided by health officials in response to COVID-19 last month – October.
It presents data broken down beyond the standard local authority areas that people have access to and shows how individual communities compare.
The data is gathered using Office of National Statistics figures of middle layer super output areas (MSOAs) and present the rolling number of cases in either a seven-day or 21-day window.
Darker areas indicate higher concentrations of the virus whilst lighter areas show lower transmission rates. The map details state that case numbers are suppressed for any MSOA where there were fewer than three identified cases.
Below, we took a snapshot look of the latest available seven-day period spanning October 24 to 30. See how your area fares…
The figures reveal that, during the latest seven-day period, Shotton and Garden City recorded the most new cases of coronavirus with 28 people at a rate of 276.5 per 100,000.
However, the highest concentration of cases comes from the Hope area - with 23 cases at a rate of 371.6 cases per 100,000 people.
Here’s what we found in Flintshire:
Broughton and Saltney - 27 cases and rate of 224.9 cases per 100,000 people
Buckley North, Northop and Sychdyn - 16 cases and rate of 249.0 cases per 100,000 people
Buckley South - 20 cases and rate of 198.2 cases per 100,000 people
Caerwys, Halkyn and Nannerch - Eight cases and rate of 98.6 cases per 100,000 people
Connah’s Quay North - 10 cases and rate of 163.7 cases per 100,000 people
Connah’s Quay South and Northop Hall - 19 cases and rate of 285.9 cases per 100,000 people
Connah’s Quay Wepre - Five cases and rate of 68.1 cases per 100,000 people
Ewloe and Hawarden - 21 cases and rate of 193.2 cases per 100,000 people
Flint North East - 22 cases and rate of 316.9 cases per 100,000 people
Flint South West - Eight cases and rate of 128.8 cases per 100,000 people
Gronant, Ffynnongroyw and Trelawnyd - Five cases and rate of 100.2 cases per 100,000 people
Holywell and Bagillt - 15 cases and rate of 137.7 cases per 100,000 people
Hope - 23 cases and rate of 371.6 cases per 100,000 people
Leeswood, Gwernaffield and Treuddyn - 11 cases and rate of 148.0 cases per 100,000 people
Mold - 21 cases and rate of 207.4 cases per 100,000 people
Mostyn and Holway - 10 cases and rate of 150.2 cases per 100,000 people
New Brighton and Mynydd Isa - 12 cases and 166.6 cases per 100,000 people
Pen-y-ffordd and Higher Kinnerton - Nine cases and rate of 146.6 cases per 100,000 people
Queensferry and Sandycroft - 13 cases and rate of 233.6 cases per 100,000 people
Shotton and Garden City - 28 cases and rate of 276.5 cases per 100,000 people
Over the border in Wrexham, the Coedpoeth and Brymbo area – with 52 cases at a rate of 569.9 per 100,000 people – tops the table both in terms of overall case number and rate per 100,000.
Here’s what we found in Wrexham:
Acton and Maes-y-dre - 15 cases and rate of 296.7 cases per 100,000 people
Bangor-on-Dee, Penley and Overton - Six cases and rate of 90.3 cases per 100,000 people
Borras and Rhosnesni - Six cases and rate of 123.9 cases per 100,000 people
Caia Park - 16 cases and rate of 224.1 cases per 100,000 people
Cefn Mawr - 45 cases and rate of 490.3 cases per 100,000 people
Chirk and Ceiriog Valley - 32 cases and rate of 493.7 cases per 100,000 people
Coedpoeth and Brymbo - 52 cases and rate of 569.9 cases per 100,000 people
Gresford, Marford and Rossett - 29 cases and rate of 202.9 cases per 100,000 people
Gwersyllt West and Summerhill - 22 cases and rate of 371.3 cases per 100,000 people
Hermitage and Whitegate - 11 cases and rate of 125.7 cases per 100,000 people
Johnstown North and Rhostyllen - 31 cases and rate of 505.5 cases per 100,000 people
Llay South and Gwersyllt East - 15 cases and rate of 186.9 cases per 100,000 people
New Broughton and Bryn Cefn - 18 cases and rate of 232.0 cases per 100,000 people
Pen-y-cae and Minera - 17 cases and rate of 296.8 cases per 100,000 people
Rhosllannerchrugog and Johnstown South - 22 cases and rate of 313.0 cases per 100,000 people
Ruabon and Marchwiel - 25 cases and rate of 377.2 cases per 100,000 people
Town North, University and Rhos-ddu - 17 cases and rate of 191.4 cases per 100,000 people
Wrexham West - 15 cases and rate of 180.0 cases per 100,000
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