There were two more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in Mendip.
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Less than three in five A&E arrivals at Royal United Hospitals Bath seen within four hoursA total of 304 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on December 22 (Thursday) – up from 302 on December 15.
They were among 12,919 deaths recorded across the South West.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Mendip.
A total of 175,007 deaths were recorded throughout England by December 22 (Thursday) – up from 174,356 last week.