THE latest daily Covid-19 figures show there were 30 positive tests in Somerset in a 24-hour period.
Of those new confirmed cases, eight were in South Somerset; four in Somerset West and Taunton; 13 in Sedgemoor; and five in Mendip.
The overall total of confirmed cases in each district since the start of the pandemic now stands at:
- South Somerset 5,020;
- SWT 5,802;
- Sedgemoor 5,068;
- Mendip 3,290.
- The overall total for the county council area has risen to 19,180.
The latest infection rate based on the seven-day rolling figures are:
- South Somerset 37.4 per 100,000 people (down from 40.4 the previous day);
- SWT 38.7 (no change);
- Sedgemoor 73.1 (up from 72.3);
- Mendip 45.9 (down from 52.8).
Since the start of the pandemic, around 3.5 people per every 1,000 in Somerset are known to have had the coronavirus - based on Government figures showing 3,411.4 per 100,000 have tested positive for the infection. Many others will have had the virus without being tested.
The district figures are:
- South Somerset 2,982 per 100,000;
- SWT 3,740.5 per 100,000;
- Sedgemoor 4,114.4 per 100,000 - that represents more than one in every 25 people;
- Mendip 2,801.9 per 100,000.
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