A FURTHER 20 people have died with Covid-19 in Dorset hospitals. 

Latest data released by NHS England on Friday showed 12 deaths had been confirmed by University Hospitals Dorset, which runs the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital.

Six deaths were recorded on January 27 with five the following day. The other death occurred on January 26.

Seven deaths were reported by Dorset County Hospital with three on January 27 and two on both January 26 and 28.

Elsewhere, Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust reported a death on January 26.

Yesterday, 14 deaths were reported across Dorset hospitals. 

Since the start of the pandemic, 636 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 in the county’s hospitals.

University Hospitals Dorset has recorded 334 deaths, Dorset County Hospital 76 and Dorset Healthcare University 51.

Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital reported 68 and 107 deaths respectively prior to the hospitals merger in October.  

Nationally, NHS England said a further 744 people who tested positive for the Coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 70,545

Patients were aged between 24 and 101 years old.

All except 26, aged 24 to 96 years old, had known underlying health conditions.

Date of death ranges from December 4, 2020 to January 28, 2021, with the majority on or after January 23.