Three people die with coronavirus in Bristol region - latest breakdown
The latest figures for the city and surrounding areas have confirmed more fatalities
Jack ColwillDigital Reporter
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There have been three Covid-related deaths confirmed across the Bristol region in the latest daily figures.
Two of the fatalities were reported in North Somerset, and one in South Gloucestershire.
There have also been 40 new cases of the virus confirmed across all four local authorities that make up the West of England, with 18 of these reported in Bristol.
South Gloucestershire recorded 16 new infections, five in Bath and North East Somerset and one in North Somerset.
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The new cases in the Bristol region are part of a total of 2,678 recorded across the UK in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 4,401,109.
The R rate for the South West has remained at between 0.7 and 1.1, meaning that every ten people infected in the region could be infecting between seven and eleven more people.
The potential rate of 1.1 in the South West is above that predicted for England as a whole.
The national R rate rose slightly over the last week, with the new rate sitting at a range between 0.8 and 1.0 - a slight increase on the 0.7-1.0 rate that was reported last week.
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Breakdown of positive test results
The number of positive test results in each area since the pandemic began is recorded below, with new positive test results in brackets.
Bristol - 30,757 (+18)
North Somerset - 10,051 (+1)
South Gloucestershire - 15,186 (+16)
Bath and North East Somerset - 8,216 (+5)
Covid death breakdown for each area
The number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test result in each area since the pandemic began is recorded below, with new deaths in brackets.
Bristol - 468 (-)
North Somerset - 310 (+2)
South Gloucestershire - 355 (+1)
Bath and North East Somerset - 218 (-)
UK figures
There were 40 people whose deaths were recorded today, within 28 days of a positive test, across the UK.
Over 127,000 have lost their lives across the UK since the pandemic began, but the daily number of fatalities has been on the decline since the second peak on January 19.
There were also 174 people admitted to hospital across the UK in the latest figures, with the total over the previous recorded seven days now sitting at 1,161 - a decline of almost 300 on the seven days before.
As things stand, the number of people have received their first vaccine dose has passed 33 million, with the current total sitting at 33,388,637.
There have also now been over 11 million who have received their second jab.
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