No coronavirus-related deaths in Dorset's hospitals for 16 days
THE number of Dorset hospital patients who have died with coronavirus remains at 155.
The last death occurred at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on June 15.
NHS England officials said a further 50 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England.
The total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England is 28,759, NHS England said.
Patients were aged between 52 and 97 years old.
Two patients, aged 52 and 63, had no known underlying health conditions.
No deaths were recorded in the South West region in the latest figures.
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