Number of coronavirus deaths revised down in North Somerset
The number of coronavirus deaths were revised down over the weekend in North Somerset.
The dashboard shows 480 people had died in the area by May 9 (Monday) – down from 481 on Friday.
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The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in North Somerset.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.
Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.
A total of 153,404 deaths were recorded throughout England by May 9 (Monday) – up from 153,224 on Friday.