Three people have died with coronavirus in the last 24 hours in the Bristol region, new data shows.
Deaths were recorded in the city of Bristol and North Somerset, as well as more than 900 new cases.
Today's figures are similar to those recorded last Sunday.
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Three new deaths for the Bristol region brings the total number of fatalities since the pandemic began to 1,497.
Meanwhile Bristol recorded 471 new infections in the latest 24-hour period, South Gloucestershire 306 and North Somerset 197.
Bristol's Covid rate is currently among the nation's highest at 1,176.9 cases per 100,000.
That's compared to the UK's rate of 923.2.
Nationally, there were 54,095 new cases recorded today, and 75 new deaths.
It comes as one area of Bristol has a rolling rate that is more than double the national average.
The number of positive test results in each area of the Bristol region since the pandemic began is recorded below, with new positive test results recorded today in brackets:
- City of Bristol: 133,086 (+471)
- North Somerset: 50,500 (+197)
- South Gloucestershire: 74,885 (+306)
The number of deaths recorded in each area of Bristol since the beginning of the pandemic is as follows, with new deaths within 28 days of a positive test in brackets:
- City of Bristol: 657 (+2)
- North Somerset: 409 (+1)
- South Gloucestershire: 431 (+0)
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