Covid-19 Inner-city neighbourhood sees virus cases triple in a week
ANEIGHBOURHOOD in inner-city Bristol is recording one of the country’s worst covid rates, according to the latest government data.
A total of 18 coronavirus cases were recorded in St Paul’s in the seven days to May 18, taking the area’s infection rate to 133.7 per 100,000. This means the area’s covid rate has more than tripled in the space of a week and is now amongst the country’s worst.
St Paul’s infection rate is now nearly six times the UK average (22.5) and, while individual neighbourhoods may be recording higher rates, only three local authorities have higher covid rates.
The local authorities with the country’s highest covid rates at present are Bolton (434), Blackburn with Darwen (215.1), Bedford (142.5) and Glasgow city (122.6).
However, cases in the city remain low overall.
In an email to residents last week, Bristol mayor Marvin Rees said: “Our current case rate in Bristol is 13 new Covid-19 cases per 100,000
population. This is slightly lower than the previous seven days and lower than the England average, which is 21 cases per 100,000.
“There have been 59 positive cases of Covid-19 in Bristol in the last week. To date, 215,111 people
in Bristol (50% of all eligible Bristol residents aged over 16), have received 1 or two doses of the vaccine. I want to thank everyone who has worked so hard and sacrificed so much to help us get our infection rate in Bristol down.”
According to the latest council data, 12 schools or early years settings in Bristol had at least one case of Covid-19 among children or staff as of May 20, while two workplaces were managing cases of coronavirus.