THE Covid-19 infection rate has dipped slightly in two of the four Somerset districts and risen slightly in the two others.
At the same time, there were a reported 208 positive coronavirus tests in the county council area in the latest 24-hour figures.
The new confirmed cases consisted of 60 in South Somerset; 73 in Somerset West and Taunton; 39 in Sedgemoor; and 36 in Mendip.
The overall total number of confirmed cases in the county since the start of the pandemic has now risen to 15,561.
That total is made up of 4,084 in South Somerset; 4,700 in Somerset West and Taunton; 4,101 in Sedgemoor; and 2,676 in Mendip.
The latest rate of infection in each district based on the latest rolling seven-day positive tests stand at 237 per 100,000 of population in South Somerset (down from the previous 245.3); 373.3 in SWT (down from 390); 308.5 in Sedgemoor (up from 306.9); and 283.8 in Mendip (up from 279.4).
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