{"id":49164,"date":"2021-02-05T13:52:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T13:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=49164"},"modified":"2021-02-05T13:52:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T13:52:18","slug":"covid-cases-continue-to-fall-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/05\/covid-cases-continue-to-fall-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid cases continue to fall in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data trends look positive as vaccination roll-out continues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>COVID cases in Cardiff have dropped by 189 from last week, making this the city&#8217;s best performing week since the beginning of October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/public.health.wales.health.protection#!\/vizhome\/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public\/Headlinesummary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The area with the most cases<\/a> is Butetown, with 25. The least affected areas are Rhiwbina and Cyncoed North, each with fewer than two cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The percentage of tests coming back positive has also decreased, down to 12% in Cardiff from 14% last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WHO recommends that the percentage of positive cases should be at 5%or less for at least 14 days before lockdown restrictions begin to be lifted. While this may be some weeks ahead of us, the trend continues to move in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading for all of the latest Covid insights for Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Covid cases in Cardiff continue to fall \" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/KwGmS\/1\/#?secret=gJc9dqzkm2\" data-secret=\"gJc9dqzkm2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Covid cases in Cardiff continue to fall \" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/KwGmS\/1\/#?secret=gJc9dqzkm2\" data-secret=\"gJc9dqzkm2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NHS capacity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In hospitals across Cardiff and the Vale, hospitalisations involving confirmed Covid cases have steadily dropped to the number we saw during December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Covid hospitalisations are beginning to reflect lower case levels\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/dW4J2\/1\/#?secret=BUoiP3GKun\" data-secret=\"BUoiP3GKun\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Covid hospitalisations are beginning to reflect lower case levels\" 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administered globally had officially surpassed the total number of confirmed Covid cases, and things look positive locally, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"The majority of top priority groups in Wales have received their first vaccine dose\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/IQpRv\/2\/#?secret=JhD7J6I9zx\" data-secret=\"JhD7J6I9zx\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"The majority of top priority groups in Wales have received their first vaccine dose\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/IQpRv\/2\/#?secret=JhD7J6I9zx\" data-secret=\"JhD7J6I9zx\" scrolling=\"no\" 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