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PUBLIC Health England has confirmed there are now 29 confirmed coronavirus cases in Dorset.
There are 15 cases in the Dorset Council area and 14 in the BCP Council area.
Nationally, 8,077 people have tested positive from 90,436.
As of 1pm on March 24, 422 people in the UK had died after contracting the illness.
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