NORTH Wales has registered well over half of the new coronavirus cases in Wales, latest Public Health Wales data shows.

Figures show a total of 31 cases have been confirmed in the region in the last day, making up nearly 60 per cent of the total number of new Welsh cases (53).

A further eight people who had tested positive for coronavirus died in North Wales - taking the region's total to 336.

Locally, there were three new cases confirmed in Denbighshire, taking the total number of cases in the county to 693 - the highest tally in North Wales.

There were also 11 new cases on Anglesey (280 total), 8 in Conwy (616) and one in Gwynedd (485).

The total number of confirmed in the Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board (North Wales) area cases now sits at 3,203 - 500 more than the next highest health board in Wales.

To date, 14,922 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Wales, out of a total of115,681 tests.

Dr Giri Shankar, incident director for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak response at Public Health Wales, said: “Screening programmes in Wales will start sending invitations and reminders to eligible individuals again, beginning with Cervical Screening Wales from the end of June. This follows a pause in screenings due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.“We have been in unprecedented times, and pausing the invitations for these programmes was a difficult recommendation for us to make. However we had to ensure that NHS services were able to focus as matter of priority to respond to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as to reduce the need for participants’ travel and potential contact with others at the peak of the pandemic.

“Invitations and reminders for individuals who are now overdue screening will be sent based on clinical priority.

“In Wales, the Welsh Government’s revised lockdown arrangements remain in effect. People from two different households in the same local area can meet up outdoors, provided they continue to maintain social distancing and strict hand hygiene.

Dr Shankar added: “As a general rule, people should not travel more than five miles from home. This will help to reduce the risk of coronavirus spreading as people begin to travel more.

“Revised lockdown arrangements also apply to people in Wales who have been told to ‘shield’ from the virus. They are able to go outside and meet people from another household, provided they keep a two-metre distance.

“Future relaxation of lockdown measures will also be dependent on everyone following advice set out in the ‘Test, Trace, Protect’ strategy, including self-isolating when required.