We introduce the cardinal invariant theta-aL'(X), related to theta-aL(X), and show that if X is Urysohn, then vertical bar X vertical bar <= 2(theta-aL'(x))(chi(X)). As theta-aL'(X) <= aL(X), this represents an improvement of the Bella-Cammaroto inequality. We also introduce the classes of firmly Urysohn spaces, related to Urysohn spaces, strongly semiregular spaces, related to semiregular spaces, and weakly H-closed spaces, related to H-closed spaces.