A FURTHER four people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in Dorset in the last 24 hours.
Official figures released by the NHS today have revealed that the total number of deaths across the county currently stands at 111, up 107 by ten in 24 hours.
At the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, a total of 47 people who tested positive for the virus have died, up by three in the last 24 hours.
One more person has died at Poole Hospital, bringing the total to 32 coronavirus deaths.
174 coronavirus patients have been discharged from hospitals in Bournemouth and Poole.
At Dorset County Hospital, 23 people have died, no change from yesterday, and nine people have now passed away under the care of the Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, which has also not increased in the past 24 hours.
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