THERE has been no newly recorded coronavirus deaths in Dorset hospitals over the last 24 hours, NHS England has confirmed.

The last death in hospitals came at Poole Hospital on May 7, taking their total to 45.

58 people have died at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

At the Dorset County Hospital, 23 people have died.

13 have died under the care of the Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust.

It means the total for the county still stands at 139.

In hospitals across England, 23,359 people have died after contracting the virus.