ANOTHER case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Somerset.

The latest case reported over the past 24 hours takes the total to 13 in the county council area.

Overall there are 5,683 confirmed cases in the UK, with 4,792 of those in England; 416 in Wales; 347 in Scotland; and 128 in Northern Ireland. A total of 281 people in the UK have died after contracting the virus.

It is believed there are thousands more cases that have not been recorded.

Areas neighbouring on Somerset include Bristol, with 23 confirmed cases; Bath and North East Somerset with 13; and 43 in Devon.