THE worst-hit Somerset district has seen one in every 875 of its population die from Covid, according to Government figures.

The latest 24-hour period has seen 15 people with Covid-19 in the county council area die.

Of those, four were in South Somerset, which has now seen an overall total of 135 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

There were three deaths in Somerset West and Taunton, which has seen 163 people pass away.

There was an increase of two deaths in Sedgemoor, where the overall total rises to 126.

And a further six lives were lost in Mendip, which has now seen 132 people die after contracting coronavirus.

The county's death toll has now risen to 556 since the start of the pandemic.

The deaths from any cause are of people who had tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days.

The death rate per 100,00 of population in each district stands at 80.2 in South Somerset (which equates to one person in every 1,247); 105.1 in SWT (one in 951); 102.3 in Sedgemoor (one in 977); and 114.2 in Mendip (one in 875).