There was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in Somerset West and Taunton.

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 461 people had died in the area by May 18 – up from 460 on the week before.

They were among 14,740 deaths recorded across the South West.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before June 1 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 192,052 deaths were recorded throughout England by May 18.