The daily rise in coronavirus cases recorded in Bristol today is the smallest the city has seen in months.
Government figures released this afternoon (Sunday, May 2) show that in last 24-hour period on record, just two people in Bristol city tested positive for the virus.
A chart on the government's website, which logs each daily rise since March 2020, suggests that this is the lowest since mid September - before the second wave of the virus hit.
Across the West of England region, which also covers South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset, eight new cases of COVID-19 were recorded today.
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This is down from 13 cases recorded yesterday, and 23 cases the previous day.
Across the region, two more people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus - one person in Bristol, and one person in South Gloucestershire.
Cases
The number of positive test results in each area since the pandemic began is recorded below, with positive test results from the last 24 hours in brackets:
- Bristol - 30,844 (Two new cases)
- North Somerset - 10,098 (four new cases)
Bath and North East Somerset - 8,246 (one new case)
- South Gloucestershire - 15,229 (one new case)
While the case numbers are encouraging, health officials are still urging people to be cautious to ensure the next stage of lockdown lifting can go ahead safely on May 17.
Bristol City Council's most recent coronavirus report from last week read: "It is positive to see the background rate of infection dropping, but the situation remains fragile.
"We must continue to be vigilant and remember: hands, face, space, fresh air."
Across the UK today, a further 1,671 new cases of the virus were recorded, bringing the overall total since the pandemic began to 4,420,201.
Another 14 people in the UK have died within 28 days of testing positive.
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