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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Kirstie McCrum

More new coronavirus cases recorded Bristol over the last 24 hours

Four new patients have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the city over the past 24 hours, according to figures released by Public Health England today (August 21).

The new positive cases bring the city's total to 1,427.

Three of Bristol's neighbouring districts also recorded rises.

Bath and North East Somerset saw an increase of four, bringing its total to 375.

While two further cases were recorded in South Gloucestershire, which now has 791 cases.

North Somerset reported a rise of one, now at 930.

Nationally, 1,033 new cases were recorded today, bringing the UK's total to 323,313.

Covid deaths

Neither of Bristol's hospital trusts have recorded a coronavirus-related death since the beginning of July.

The total number of deaths recorded locally stands at 270 since the pandemic began.

Across the UK, there have now been 41,405 deaths following a daily rise of two.

Meanwhile, the reproduction number (R value) of coronavirus in the UK has risen to between 0.9-1.1, figures from the Government Office for Science and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) show.

The numbers suggest there is a risk that the overall coronavirus epidemic in the UK is growing, Government scientists say.

The latest growth rate for the whole of the UK is between minus 3% to plus 1%, a slight change from between minus 4% to minus 1% last week.

The growth rate of coronavirus transmission reflects how quickly the number of infections is changing day by day.

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