THERE has been no increase in the number of coronavirus deaths 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 remains at 111, up by 0 in the past 24 hours.

At the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, it remains that a total of 47 people who tested positive for the virus have died, while the number of deaths at Poole Hospital stands at 32.

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 lost their lives under the care of the Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, which has also not increased in the past 24 hours.