THERE were three new confirmed cases of coronavirus un Somerset in the latest figures released by Public Health England.

The stats relate to the 24 hour period to 5pm yesterday (Sunday) - but they can sometimes be less than the actual total at weekends.

It takes the total of cases recorded in the area covered by the county council to 672.

Of those, 247 are in Somerset West and Taunton (no change), 177 South Somerset (a rise of one), 185 in Sedgemoor (an increase of two), and 63 in Mendip (no change).