The number of new covid-19 cases in Bristol and the surrounding area has risen slightly, putting an end to a run of low figures equating to less than 1,000.
Four authority regions in the West of England (City of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) have reported a total of 1,190 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to Gov.uk. The City of Bristol has, as is usually the case, seen the highest number of daily positive tests - 447 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 137,660 since the pandemic began.
South Gloucestershire follows, with 349 people having tested positive in South Gloucestershire in the past 24 hours on record, bringing the total to 77,701. Next is North Somerset where, in the past 24 hours accounted for in the figures, 232 new cases have been reported, bringing the total to 52,546.
