City sees nine more deaths with coronavirus
A FURTHER nine people have died after contracting coronavirus across the Bristol region over the past 24 hours.
The Department of Health’s latest data shows five deaths were reported in South Gloucestershire yesterday.
Three more people died in North Somerset, and one has died in Bath and North East Somerset.
Across all four local authorities in the West of England, another 87 Covid cases were confirmed yesterday - a drop from yesterday’s 106.
Bristol saw the biggest jump, with 43. Our city’s Covid rate per 100,000 population now stands at 109 - slightly below the national average of 119.9.
South Gloucestershire reported the second-highest rise of 18, its rate is 102.8.
The daily rise in cases for each part of the region is recorded below, with the total figure during the pandemic in brackets:
Bath and North East Somerset: +7 (7,945) Bristol: +43 (29,275) North Somerset: +17 (9,602) South Gloucestershire: +18 (14,443)
The UK’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 121,305 after a further 442 more fatalities were confirmed.
Yesterday the Department of Health also said a further 9,938 people had tested positive for Covid in 24 hours.
ONE of Bristol’s biggest festivals has announced it is going ahead this year – with tickets going on sale in less than two weeks.
Dance music festival Tokyo World has taken to Instagram to say it will be releasing tickets for this year’s event on March 8, the same day as some lockdown restrictions are being eased.
The festival is set to take place in its usual location of Eastville Park from September 18 and 19.
A post uploaded to Instagram by the festival says: “Tickets will go on sale Monday, March 8, at 8am.
“We can hardly wait to share details for what promises to be a very special reunion. September 18-19 at Eastville Park Bristol.”
According to the Tokyo World website, single day tickets start at £54.45 with weekend tickets starting at £92.95.
And for fans of the legendary Tokyo World after party, it’s also good news as organisers say that will also be going ahead, with details yet to be confirmed.
It’s not yet been announced who will be headlining the festival, although the website states it’s lineup is going to be ‘absolutely huge.’
“We can hardly wait to reveal next year’s programme. Get excited and watch this space.
“We will be adding artists to an already amazing programme for 2021 and bringing the announcement date forward following our postponement. Details will be shared very soon and it’s absolutely huge,” they said.