A FURTHER nine people with Covid-19 have died in Somerset in the latest daily figures.

It means a total of 556 people have died from any cause in the county council area within 28 days of a positive test for the virus.

The latest deaths include one in South Somerset, where the overall death total has reached 135; four in Somerset West and Taunton (overall total 163); three in Sedgemoor (overall 126); and one in Mendip (overall 132).

Government figures show the death certificates of 147 people in South Somerset mention Covid-19 as one of the causes; the figure is 114 in SWT; 129 in Sedgemoor; and 120 in Mendip.