THERE were no new confirmed coronavirus cases in Somerset for the fourth consecutive day.

Figures from Public Health England showed no people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the county council area in the 24 hours to 5pm on Friday.

The county's total of confirmed cases remains at 789.

Overall there have been 65 confirmed cases in Mendip; 221 in Sedgemoor; 306 in Somerset West and Taunton; and 197 in South Somerset.