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FIVE more patients have died in Dorset in the last 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus.
According to figures by NHS England, 89 people have now lost their lives in Dorset.
37 of those deaths have taken place at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, an increase of one.
At Poole Hospital, two more people have died, totalling 26 deaths.
While one more person has died under the care of Dorset County Hospital, with 20 deaths in total.
Six people have now died at Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, an increase of one.
Across England, 13,918 have died after testing positive for coronavirus.
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