ANOTHER person in Somerset has died after testing positive for Covid-19.

The total for the county now stands at 14, after another death within the Weston Area Health Trust was confirmed for April 3.

Today's figures from NHS England report a further 758 people across the country have died after contracting coronavirus.

This brings the total number of deaths for England up to 5,655.

Patients were aged between 23 and 102 years old. 29 of the 758 patients (aged between 23 and 99 years old) had no known underlying health condition.

READ MORE: A visual guide to the coronavirus outbreak in Somerset and surrounds

Yesterday's confirmed figures (April 6) show 114 recorded cases in Somerset, with further county and UK-wide updates expected later today.

Somerset deaths statistics:

Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: 2 (March 30, April 1)

Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: 6 (March 25, March 26, March 27, March 28, March 29 x 2)

Weston Area Health NHS Trust: 3 (March 23 x 2, April 3)

Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: 3 (March 20, March 31, April 2)