OVER 30 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 March 23, there were a total of 32 new cases confirmed across the region covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

This can be broken down to three cases in Wrexham, 13 in Flintshire, six in Conwy, six in Anglesey, one in Gwynedd, and three in Denbighshire.

These figures take the total overall number of confirmed cases in the region to date to 34,212.

There have been no new suspected COVID-related death across Wales.

To date, the total number of people in Wales who have died after testing positive for coronavirus stands at 5,488.

So far, 1,769,538 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: “Today marks the one year anniversary of the first lockdown in Wales.

“Thank you to everyone who has worked to keep Wales safe over the past year, and we send our condolences to those who have lost loved ones.

“We are continually testing, researching, informing and developing our response to Coronavirus for a better, more resilient future for all.

“Supermarkets can now sell non-essential items and garden centres can open in Wales.

"This slight easing of Covid lockdown rules is encouraging and while the level of infection across Wales has declined in recent weeks, there are still several areas which have significantly higher rates.

“Public Health Wales, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Isle of Anglesey County Council are working to offer additional Coronavirus testing in Holyhead and Holy Island, including lateral flow tests for secondary school students and their linked households, and home-delivered PCR tests for local residents.

"This case-finding aims to find undetected infections to control and reduce the transmission in this area.

“In many areas of Wales, the numbers of cases are falling.

"It is now so important that we don’t throw away the substantial gains that we have made, and I would like to send a clear message to everyone that Coronavirus hasn’t disappeared and there are still a large number of people who have not been vaccinated.

"In order to protect everyone, including the most vulnerable, we must all stick to the rules."