Latest Covid-19 updates in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire

We are publishing weekly updates on this page to keep residents of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire informed about the latest Covid-19 situation in the region. 

For more information including details and frequently asked questions about the large vaccination sites at Bath Racecourse and Salisbury City Hall, visit our Live Covid-19 pages. 

Updated: 6 April

Overview

Coronavirus remains a serious threat to the health of our country as well as the functioning of our NHS. The rules on what you can and cannot do will change on 12 April 2021. For a full explanation of what this means, please visit the  Government's dedicated webpages.

If you develop any symptoms of coronavirus including:

• a high temperature - where you are hot to the touch on your chest or back (you do not need a thermometer reading)
• a new and continuous cough
• any change to, or loss of your sense of smell or taste

please immediate self-isolate and book a Covid-19 test. Anyone you live with must also isolate until you have received your result, and seek a test themselves if they begin to show symptoms.This action will prevent the possible spread of the virus to others.

Covid-19 vaccination: Latest local position

The Covid-19 vaccination programme is underway now in BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. If you have a question about vaccination, please check our live Q&As for an answer. NHS England's website publish the latest Government data regarding the number of people who have been vaccinated.

Press releases and stakeholder briefings about the Covid-19 vaccine

Covid-19 cases: Latest local position

This data will be updated weekly. Please note that the data we publish has a timelag so will be a few days out of date by the time of publication. You can also find daily-updated information on the Public Health England website.

Data correct on 14 January. Data source: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/