NEARLY 500 new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in North Wales. 

Public Health Wales data published on Friday (October 22) shows that 499 new cases were confirmed in the region in the latest 24-hour period. 

Denbighshire remains the North Wales county with the highest infection rate (628).

A full breakdown of new cases is as follows: 

Anglesey - 51

Conwy - 91

Denbighshire - 87

Flintshire - 113

Gwynedd - 78

Wrexham - 79

But while the number of daily cases has been high, as of October 10 there were 84 people being treated for Covid-19 in North Wales - which makes up just 4% of inpatients. 

For context, over 300 people were being treated for Covid-19 in North Wales hospitals during the height of the second wave of the pandemic. 

The number of Covid inpatients at North Wales hospitals had been up at 150 in mid September, but has fallen since.

Sadly, a further 11 people who had tested Covid positive in the last 28 days months died in Wales in the latest 24-hour period.