Two more deaths recorded in Bristol

There were two more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in Bristol.

A total of 803 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on October 20 (Thursday) – up from 801 on September 8.

They were among 12,279 deaths recorded across the South West.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Bristol.

A total of 168,913 deaths were recorded throughout England by October 20 (Thursday) – up from 167,949 last week.