SADLY people with Covid-19 died in all four Somerset districts in the latest 24-hour period.

The six people who passed away had all tested positive for the coronavirus within the past 28 days and died from any cause.

Two deaths were recorded in both South Somerset and Mendip, while there was one death in Somerset West and another in Sedgemoor.

The overall total Covid-related deaths in the districts since the start of the pandemic stand at 148 in South Somerset; 199 in Somerset West and Taunton; 152 in Sedgemoor; and 158 in Mendip.

The overall toll in the county council area has risen to 657.