ALMOST 90 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in North Wales, according to the latest public health data.

Figures released by Public Health Wales reveal that as of February 16, there were 30 new confirmed cases in Flintshire and 16 confirmed in Wrexham.

These figures take the total confirmed cases to date in Wrexham to 10,953 with Flintshire standing at 8,889.

Regionally, the latest figures show there were a total of 89 new cases confirmed across North Wales covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, taking the overall total up to 31,826.

Conwy saw 11 new confirmed cases, with six in Anglesey, 12 in Denbighshire, and 14 in Gwynedd.

There have been eight new suspected COVID-related deaths across Wales.

To date, the total number of people in Wales who have died after testing positive for coronavirus stands at 5,145.

So far, 1,596,149 people have undergone coronavirus tests in Wales.

Dr Giri Shankar, incident director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “You can now not travel directly to Wales if you’ve visited or passed through a country where travel to the UK is banned in the last 10 days.

"These banned countries are often called ‘RED list’ (countries where new variant covid strains have been found).

"You will only be able to enter Wales from RED list countries via a designated port of entry and isolate for 10 days in a nearby managed quarantine hotel.

"There are no designated ports of entry in Wales.

"Vaccinating the adult population of Wales, to protect people from severe disease, continues at a pace but is a significant task and the vaccine will take time to reach everyone.

"The effects of the vaccines may not be seen nationally for some time and everyone – including those who have been vaccinated - must continue to follow the advice on keeping Wales safe.

"Although the data currently shows that on an all-Wales level the numbers of cases are reducing and that the incidence is now below 95 cases per 100,000 population, the rates in some areas – particularly in North Wales – are still at nearly double that, and there have been small increases in others.

"It is encouraging to see that the numbers of people being treated for Coronavirus in our hospitals is reducing, but there are still a large number of people who are extremely ill, which means that the pressure on services is still very high.

"All of Wales remains in lockdown.

"We recognise that complying with the restrictions can be challenging, but Coronavirus is still active in our communities and can cause severe illness and death.

"The reduction in the number of cases does not mean that people can meet people from other households (apart from one person for socially distanced exercise), as this can cause the virus to spread.

"As a nation, we have made so many sacrifices throughout the course of the pandemic that we really don’t want to squander the gains that have been made in recent weeks.

"We encourage everyone, whatever their background, socio-demographic and ethnicity, to have the Coronavirus vaccine when they are offered it.

"We also stress the importance of seeking information from a trusted source such as Public Health Wales, the Welsh Government, local health board or GP."