People wearing protective face masks are seen on a bus in Bristol.People wearing protective face masks are seen on a bus in Bristol.
People wearing protective face masks are seen on a bus in Bristol.

The 8 Bristol areas with the highest Covid rates as first Omicron case confirmed in city

The Bristol neighbourhoods with the highest Covid infection rates have been revealed after the first case of the Omicron variant was detected in the city this week.

The data, by Public Health England, shows that the infection rate is rising in most areas of the city amid concerns that the new strain is ‘highly transmissable’.

Bristol’s mayor Marvin Rees confirmed that Omicron had landed in the city on Thursday, December 9, adding ‘we just have to handle it incredibly carefully in line with national guidance’.

Later that day, Boris Johnson announced the government was moving to Plan B in order to curb the spread of the new variant.

This includes the reintroduction of restrictions such as wearing masks in shops and working from home were possible.

Nationally, there were 327,467 positive test results in the week to December 3, up 11 per cent from the week before.