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BREAKING: Surge testing confirmed in some Bristol postcodes due to the new Covid mutation. Testing to take place over the next two weeks.
The list includes postcodes within BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6, BS8, BS9, BS14, BS16 and BS37.
Plan includes roll-out of mobile test units, places where people can collect and return test kits, and delivery of test kits to homes in some areas.
From the council: "Postcode sectors in scope to be offered additional community testing are:
BS1 3 , BS2 0 , BS2 8 , BS2 9 , BS3 5 , BS4 4 , BS5 6 , BS5 7 , BS6 5 , BS8 2 , BS9 4 , BS5 0 , BS6 6 , BS14 9 , BS16 1 , BS16 2 , BS16 3 , BS16 5 , BS16 6 , BS16 7 , BS16 9 , BS37 8...
BS1 3 , BS2 0 , BS2 8 , BS2 9 , BS3 5 , BS4 4 , BS5 6 , BS5 7 , BS6 5 , BS8 2 , BS9 4 , BS5 0 , BS6 6 , BS14 9 , BS16 1 , BS16 2 , BS16 3 , BS16 5 , BS16 6 , BS16 7 , BS16 9 , BS37 8...
BS8 3 and BS14 0 (for both of those, it's only the postcodes within Bristol City Council boundaries)
Council statement mentions "an enhanced community testing offer available to people in and around areas where this variant has been discovered".
From that, it seems the mutation may not have been found in all 24 postcodes listed.
From that, it seems the mutation may not have been found in all 24 postcodes listed.
Disappointingly, the council statement doesn't say the latest number of cases. There's been no update on that since Matt Hancock's announcement on Tuesday
(The figure was 11 on Tuesday)
"People living in targeted areas with these locations are strongly encouraged to take a Covid-19 test this week, whether they are showing symptoms or not," says Department for Health
