ALMOST 200 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in North Wales as a review into restrictions is expected this month.

Data released by Public Health Wales on July 6 show that 698 new Covid cases were recorded in Wales - of which 195 were in the North.

They can be broken down as such:

• Anglesey – 8 (11.4 per 100,000 people)

• Conwy – 26 (22.2 per 100,000 people)

• Denbighshire – 26 (27.2 per 100,000 people)

• Flintshire – 59 (37.8 per 100,000 people)

• Gwynedd – 21 (16.9 per 100,000 people)

• Wrexham – 55 (40.5 per 100,000 people)

BCUHB stats:

• Total confirmed COVID-19 cases from North Wales as of July 6 – 38,276

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board – the largest health board in Wales – has reported 950 people have sadly died since the start of the pandemic, according to PHW data - with no daily increase.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics, which are considered a stronger indicator of the overall impact of the virus, and which are based on all deaths where COVID is mentioned on the death certificate, stand at 1,411 for the health board area.

The national picture:

Across Wales, another 698 COVID cases were confirmed in the latest figures, meaning that 221,785 people are now known to have contracted the coronavirus since the pandemic began.

There was sadly one newly reported death on Tuesday, meaning the number of people to have died with confirmed cases of coronavirus is at 5,578 in Wales.

Review date:

Wales' position on coronavirus restrictions will be announced on July 14.

Wales will not be rushed into making a decision about scrapping its coronavirus restrictions despite England’s plans to do so later this month, the Welsh health minister has said.

Eluned Morgan insisted the Welsh Labour government will be “following the data rather than following the politics” when it considers whether rules can be eased over the next few weeks.

She said the Welsh Government’s position would be announced on Wednesday, July 14.