NO further deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset hospitals since June 15.

The figure remains at 115 - 67 in Bournemouth, 48 in Poole, 24 in the Dorset County Hospital and 16 in the Dorset Healthcare University Trust.

The last death occurred at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on June 15.

Figures released by NHS England this afternoon reveal the deaths of a further 39 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have been recorded as dying in hospitals in England in the last 24 hours.

This brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 28,871.

Patients whose deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours were aged between 45 and 99 years old. All patients had known underlying health conditions.

Their families have been informed.