NINE more Dorset care home residents have now died with coronavirus, the Office for National Statistics has revealed.

The figures, released by ONS and the Care Quality Commission, show that 120 people have now died with coronavirus in Dorset care homes.

Both the BCP Council area and the Dorset Council area have seen 60 care home deaths.

Between May 8 and May 15, nine care home residents died in the county.

The last care home deaths in the county came on May 12, when two people died.

As of May 15, 9762 care home residents had died with the virus across England.