THREE more people have died with coronavirus in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.

According to data released by NHS England, two more people died at Poole Hospital while one died at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital with the virus.

The two at Poole came on December 5 and 3, taking the hospital’s total to 107.

Royal Bournemouth Hospital recorded a death on December 6, taking its total to 126.

The death toll at Dorset County Hospital remains at 26 and at the Dorset Healthcare University Trust it remains at 28.

Across England, a further 325 people died with coronavirus, meaning 42,904 people have died with Covid-19 in hospital since the start of the pandemic.

Patients were aged between 42 and 101 years old and all but 12 had underlying health conditions.

The south west recorded 24 deaths.