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2:24 PM December 30, 2020
The number of people testing positive for coronavirus has risen by 38 per cent over the past seven days, compared to the previous week.
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Seventy-four people in North Somerset tested positive for coronavirus yesterday (Tuesday).
Government figures also show four people died within 28 days of a positive test for Covid-19 yesterday.
Over the past seven days, 13 people have died from coronavirus, compared to seven in the previous week – amounting to a 116 per cent increase.
The number of people contracting the virus is also rising, with 546 people testing positive for Covid-19 over the past seven days, compared to 393 in the previous seven-day period – an increase of 38.9 per cent.
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