MORE than 70 more coronavirus cases have been recorded across Dorset in the last 24 hours.

The Department of Health and Social care website, updated this afternoon, revealed there were 47 new cases in the Bournemouth,Christchurch and Poole area.

One further death from coronavirus in Royal Bournemouth Hospital

This brings the BCP total to 7,709 since the start of the pandemic.

In the Dorset Council area there are a further 29 cases with the total now standing at 3,503.

The New Forest has seen 12 more cases and a total of 2,039 with 18,447 and a total of 1,849,403 across the UK.