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Bristol Post
National
Matt Jackson

Bristol coronavirus latest sees three new deaths and 1,422 cases across the region

The Bristol region recorded three more coronavirus deaths and 1,422 cases over the last day.

According to the UK Health Security Agency there have now been 1,513 people across the Bristol area to die within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test.

Two of those were in the City of Bristol region while the third was in Bath and North East Somerset.

Read more: Covid vaccination centres near me - where to grab your jab in Bristol

Across the region the highest increase in Covid cases over the past day came in Bristol, with another 484 positive tests bringing the city's total infection count to 65,665.

Elsewhere in South Gloucestershire there were 387 new positive coronavirus tests while Bath and North East Somerset saw another 287.

The lowest across the region was in North Somerset where there were another 264 cases.

The Government said a further 180 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Friday, bringing the UK total to 139,326.

Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have now been 164,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

As of 9am on Friday there had been a further 49,298 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK, the Government said.

Government data up to October 21 shows that of the 95,090,089 Covid jabs given in the UK, 49,603,139 were first doses, a rise of 48,732 on the previous day.

Some 45,486,950 were second doses, an increase of 26,828.

The total number of cases confirmed in each region around Bristol, with the daily rise in brackets, are as follows:

  • City of Bristol - 65,665 (+484)

  • North Somerset - 23,217 (+264)

  • South Gloucestershire - 34,567 (+387)

  • Bath and North East Somerset - 22,255 (+287)

The total number of deaths recorded in each region, with any increase in brackets, is as follows:

  • City of Bristol - 549 ( +2 )

  • North Somerset - 343 (-)

  • South Gloucestershire - 380 (-)

  • Bath and North East Somerset - 241 ( +1 )

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