THE three counties in the Hywel Dda Health Board (UHB) area - Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion - have seen coronavirus cases more than treble in just under two months.

From December 28-January 4 cases increased by 1,189 in just one week in Hywel Dda, with 40 further deaths due to Covid-19.

The latest daily figures that were released by Public Health Wales on Monday, January 4, show the total number of cases in Hywel Dda now totals 11,530 – 8,011 in Carmarthenshire, 1,292 in Ceredigion and 2,227 in Pembrokeshire, with the number of deaths in Hywel Dda at 239.

In just under two months, from November 9-January 4, coronavirus cases have risen by 8,207 in Hywel Dda, with 161 extra deaths November 9-January 4.

There has been an increase of 1,580 cases in Pembrokeshire in that time, 956 in Ceredigion, and 5,671 in Carmarthenshire.

December 28 saw Hywel Dda Health Board (UHB) area coronavirus cases increase by 1,295 over the previous Monday, with 28 further deaths due to Covid-19, the total number of deaths in Hywel Dda at 199.

There were a total of 1,993 cases in Pembrokeshire reported throughout the pandemic at that date, 1,149 in Ceredigion and 7,199 in Carmarthenshire.

The previous Monday, December 21, coronavirus cases in Hywel Dda increase by 2,236 in just one week, with 24 further deaths due to Covid-19, taking the total to 171 deaths in Hywel Dda.

As of December 21, there were 1,752 cases in Pembrokeshire reported throughout the pandemic, 1,025 in Ceredigion and 6,269 in Carmarthenshire.

In a week, Pembrokeshire had seen an additional 386 cases, Ceredigion 203, and Carmarthenshire 1,647.

The previous Monday, December 14, saw an increase of 922 cases in Hywel Dda week-on-week, with 22 further deaths in the Hywel Dda area, for a total of 147.

On December 14, there were a total of 1,366 cases in Pembrokeshire, 822 in Ceredigion and 4,622 in Carmarthenshire.

In a week, Pembrokeshire had seen an additional 165 cases, Ceredigion 107, and Carmarthenshire 650.

December 7 saw 1,201 cases in Pembrokeshire, 715 in Ceredigion and 3,972 in Carmarthenshire.

November 30 saw an increase in cases of 655 from the previous Monday, with 116 deaths in Hywel Dda to date, and 968 cases in Pembrokeshire, 588 in Ceredigion and 3,377 in Carmarthenshire.

On November 23, the total number of cases was 2,991 in Carmarthenshire; 473 in Ceredigion and 814 in Pembrokeshire, with 104 deaths in the Hywel Dda area.

The Monday previous to that, November 16, saw a Pembrokeshire total of 730; 392 in Ceredigion and 2,625 in Carmarthenshire.

Deaths up to that date in the Hywel Dda area numbered 93.

That was an increase in Hywel Dda University Health Board cases of 424 in a week, with 15 more deaths in the area than on the previous Monday, November 9, which saw Pembrokeshire’s total at 647; Ceredigion up to 336; and 2,340 in Carmarthenshire.

On November 9, the Hywel Dda UHB area had reported 78 deaths to date.