Two more coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals
TWO further coronavirus deaths have been recorded at University Hospitals Dorset in the last 24 hours.
The latest figures from NHS England reveal that a total of 550 people have died with Covid-19 in Dorset hospitals since the beginning of the pandemic.
There have been 267 deaths in University Hospitals Dorset, 63 in Dorset County Hospital and 45 within the Dorset Healthcare Universities Trust.
A further 609 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 67,046.
Patients were aged between 30 and 101 years old.
All except 14 (aged 41 to 96 years old) had known underlying health conditions.
The South West recorded 27 deaths.
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