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Covid: 2,500 infections in Wales hospital outbreaks
Covid: 2,500 infections in Wales hospital outbreaks
Almost 2,500 Covid-19 infections have been linked to outbreaks in Welsh hospitals since October, figures show.
There were 263 probable or definite infections in a hospital setting in the week to 20 December, according to Public Health Wales (PHW).
Carole Egan said her father Alan Lloyd, 82, died with Covid-19 after he was admitted to Morriston Hospital in Swansea with chronic back
pain.
Swansea Bay health board said it takes the matter "extremely seriously".
PHW's figures also show the number of infections in hospitals is decreasing in most parts of Wales, with only Hywel Dda University" onclick="tagshow(event)" class="t_tag">University
Health Board (HDUHB) in mid and west Wales seeing an increase.
Despite falling numbers, Cwm Taf Morganwg health board had the highest number of hospital infections in Wales for the second week in
a row.
In total, 261 people have died within the Cwm Taf health board area after being infected in hospital. No other health board publishes
this figure.
BBC Wales has spoken to families whose loved ones have been infected with Covid-19 in hospital.
Ms Egan's father was admitted to Morriston Hospital in September suffering from chronic back pain.
He developed a blood infection and was put on a dose of intensive antibiotics.
After four weeks, he tested positive for Covid-19 and despite not developing serious symptoms for nearly a fortnight, he died just
days later.
"All those months at home where he'd kept himself safe, he didn't go out, and I just don't think he should have caught it
in hospital," said Ms Egan.
"I understand it's difficult because people will be asymptomatic, and you will have staff working in areas and around people with
no symptoms, but with the rising levels at the moment it looks like it's getting worse."
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