Somerset has recorded another Covid-related death and more than 500 new cases of the virus according to the latest data.
Sedgemoor has recorded both the highest number of cases and the only death in the region, while its infection rate remains the third highest in the UK.
Cases in other districts of Somerset are also on the rise, with another 538 positive results confirmed in the region since yesterday.
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Sedgemoor and North Somerset both recorded 117 additional cases while South Somerset recorded 89, BANES recorded 85 and Somerset West and Taunton recorded 78.
Mendip remains the Somerset region with the fewest cases, recording 52 more infections in the past 24 hours. It brings the total number of cases in the Somerset region since the start of the pandemic to 64,230.
Somerset’s infection rate is 404.5 cases per 100,000, exceeding the UK rate of 319.8. Particularly worrying is Sedgemoor’s rate, with a whopping 691.0.
It is the highest infection rate of any county in England and the third highest in the UK.
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The number of positive test results in each area since the start of the pandemic is recorded below, with the new positive test results in parentheses.
Bath and North East Somerset: 14 932 (+85)
Mendip: 5,969 (+52)
North Somerset: 16,427 (+117)
Sedgemoor: 8 877 (+117)
Somerset West and Taunton: 9,004 (+78)
Somerset South: 9,021 (+89)
Total: 538 Total: 64,230
The number of deaths recorded in each neighborhood in Somerset since the start of the pandemic is as follows:
Bath and North East Somerset: 230 (-)
Mendip: 165 (-)
Somerset North: 322 (-)
Sedgemoor: 169 (+1)
Somerset West and Taunton: 197 (-)
Somerset South: 168 (-)
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Source: www.somersetlive.co.uk
This notice was published: 2021-08-22 20:15:48