THREE more people have died with coronavirus in Dorset hospitals, latest data has revealed.
Data from NHS England has confirmed that three more people have died at the University Hospitals Dorset, two on January 16 and one on January 17.
This has taken UHD's total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic to 373.
The Dorset County Hospital's total remains at 45 with Dorset Healthcare Trust's total still 40.
Across England a further 532 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 61,453.
Patients were aged between 35 and 103 years old.
All except 21 (aged 40 to 97 years old) had known underlying health conditions.
The South West recorded 19 deaths.
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