There was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in Somerset West and Taunton.
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Road closures: two for Somerset West and Taunton drivers over the next fortnightThe latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 419 people had died in the area by February 9 – up from 418 on the week before.
They were among 13,803 deaths recorded across the South West.
The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before February 23 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.
A total of 182,830 deaths were recorded throughout England by February 9.

