THE number of coronavirus cases has risen by seven - bringing the county's total to 31.

Latest figures from Public Health England show a total of 17,089 positive cases across the UK, with 120,776 people being tested for the virus.

READ MORE: Three people have died at Musgrove Park Hospital after testing positive for coronavirus

As of 5pm on March 28, of those hospitalised in the UK, 1,019 have sadly died.

On Saturday (March 28) in a statement Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust confirmed that three people died at Musgrove Park Hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.