AS levels of the virus begin to drop across the country, how are things looking in Wrexham and Flintshire?

Public Health Wales can show exactly how our different communities compare with their mapping feature which was first added to the daily update provided by health officials in response to monitoring COVID-19 in October 2020.

It presents data broken down beyond the standard local authority areas that people could previously access and now 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. Many areas of both Flintshire and Wrexham now enter the highest bracket for Welsh communities in the latest set of data.

Below, we took a snapshot look of the latest available seven-day period spanning from January 31 to February 6.

See how your area fares below…

Here’s what we found in Flintshire:

The latest data is a mixed bag across the county, with neighbourhoods evenly split between reporting increases and decreases of the coronavirus.

It shows COVID rates having small rises in areas like Flint and Connah’s Quay, however, there are some areas reporting major pushbacks against the virus like Buckley and Shotton.

Figures reveal that, during the latest seven-day period, the Holywell and Bagillt area has reported the most new coronavirus reports with 37 cases at a rate of 338.7 cases per 100,000 people.

• Broughton and Saltney - 20 cases and rate of 166.6 cases per 100,000 people; +6 cases from last week

• Buckley North, Northop and Sychdyn - 15 cases and rate of 233.4 cases per 100,000 people; -12 case from last week

• Buckley South - 17 cases and rate of 168.5 cases per 100,000 people; -17 cases from last week

• Caerwys, Halkyn and Nannerch - 11 cases and rate of 135.6 cases per 100,000 people; -8 cases from last week

• Connah’s Quay North - 18 cases and rate of 294.7 cases per 100,000 people; +7 cases from last week

• Connah’s Quay South and Northop Hall - 22 cases and rate of 331.0 cases per 100,000 people; +1 case from last week

• Connah’s Quay Wepre - 15 cases and rate of 204.2 cases per 100,000 people; cases remain at same level

• Ewloe and Hawarden – 16 cases and rate of 147.2 cases per 100,000 people; -8 cases from last week

• Flint North East - 13 cases and rate of 187.2 cases per 100,000 people; +2 cases from last week

• Flint South West - Seven cases and rate of 112.7 cases per 100,000 people; -4 cases from last week

• Gronant, Ffynnongroyw and Trelawnyd - Five cases and rate of 100.2 cases per 100,000 people; +1 case from last week

• Holywell and Bagillt - 37 cases and rate of 338.7 cases per 100,000 people; +6 cases from last week

• Hope – Nine cases and rate of 145.4 cases per 100,000 people; +1 case from last week

• Leeswood, Treuddyn and Gwernaffield - 16 cases and rate of 215.2 cases per 100,000 people; +4 cases from last week

• Mold - 18 cases and rate of 177.8 cases per 100,000 people; -16 cases from last week

• Mostyn and Holway – 16 cases and rate of 240.3 cases per 100,000 people; +2 cases from last week

• New Brighton and Mynydd Isa - Eight cases and 111.0 cases per 100,000 people; -9 cases from last week

• Pen-y-ffordd and Higher Kinnerton – Seven cases and rate of 114.0 cases per 100,000 people; -5 cases from last week

• Queensferry and Sandycroft - 11 cases and rate of 197.7 cases per 100,000 people; -5 cases from last week

• Shotton and Garden City - 12 cases and rate of 118.5 cases per 100,000 people; -16 cases from last week

Here’s what we found in Wrexham:

Over the border in Wrexham, the county is presently known to be one of the worst hit areas when it comes to coronavirus.

However, this data shows many communities have continued to drive down their figures in the last seven days with some massive improvements in some areas.

Small increases were reported across four communities but, largely, Wrexham continues to supress the virus. Areas such as Caia Park and the Hermitage and Whitegate community saw he efforts to drive down their numbers after being the most impacted areas of the county last week.

The map reports that the Wrexham West area has the highest number of new cases in the data recording a total of 35 with a rate of 420.0 at present.

• Acton and Maes-y-dre - Five cases and rate of 98.9 cases per 100,000 people; -16 cases from last week

• Bangor-on-Dee, Penley and Overton - Six cases and rate of 90.3 cases per 100,000 people; +3 cases from last week

• Borras and Rhosnesni - Eight cases and rate of 165.3 cases per 100,000 people; -7 cases from last week

• Caia Park - 11 cases and rate of 154.0 cases per 100,000 people; -32 cases from last week

• Cefn Mawr - 23 cases and rate of 250.6 cases per 100,000 people; +3 cases from last week

• Chirk and Ceiriog Valley - 14 cases and rate of 216.0 cases per 100,000 people; -15 cases from last week

• Coedpoeth and Brymbo - 22 cases and rate of 241.1 cases per 100,000 people; -4 cases from last week

• Gresford, Marford and Rossett - 19 cases and rate of 132.9 cases per 100,000 people; -26 cases from last week

• Gwersyllt West and Summerhill - 21 cases and rate of 354.4 cases per 100,000 people; -1 case from last week

• Hermitage and Whitegate - 17 cases and rate of 194.2 cases per 100,000 people; -29 cases from last week

• Johnstown North and Rhostyllen - 20 cases and rate of 326.1 cases per 100,000 people; -2 cases from last week

• Llay South and Gwersyllt East - Nine cases and rate of 112.1 cases per 100,000 people; -18 cases from last week

• New Broughton and Bryn Cefn - 15 cases and rate of 193.3 cases per 100,000 people; -6 cases from last week

• Pen-y-cae and Minera – 20 cases and rate of 349.2 cases per 100,000 people; +11 cases from last week

• Rhosllannerchrugog and Johnstown South - 17 cases and rate of 241.9 cases per 100,000 people; +4 cases from last week

• Ruabon and Marchwiel - Eight cases and rate of 120.7 cases per 100,000 people; -4 cases from last week

• Town North, University and Rhos-ddu - 12 cases and rate of 135.1 cases per 100,000 people; -22 cases from last week

• Wrexham West – 35 cases and rate of 420.0 cases per 100,000; cases remain at same level