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Deaths in care homes in England have hit the highest level since mid May, according to the latest official figures which revealed a 46% jump in coronavirus-related deaths in the last week as the more transmissible variant of Covid-19 breaches care homes defences, my colleagues Robert Booth and Niamh McIntyre report.
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Public Health Wales has recorded 1,106 further coronavirus cases and eight further deaths.
This is the lowest daily total for the number of new cases since Wednesday 16 December – more than a month ago – when 530 cases were reported.
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