A Bristol pub has had to shut today (Wednesday) after a customer tested positive for coronavirus.
The George Inn, Shirehampton, has shut for a deep clean today after a customer got in touch to confirm they had tested positive.
Bob Collins, the licensee, said: "We're following the government guidelines and have shut for a deep clean.
"We will be shut for 24 hours."
The customer had been in the pub on Sunday afternoon and informed the pub last night that they had received a positive result.
The pub will reopen tomorrow (Thursday, October 29).
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Bristol has recorded 297 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to Public Health England.
The latest figures, published yesterday (October 27) show another huge rise in cases, as has been happening for the last few days.
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Yesterday's number is an increase on yesterday's figure (October 26) which saw 222 new cases being confirmed.
In total over the last five days 1,394 cases have been recorded while back in September the city was reporting 20 to 30 new cases per day.
