ONE more patient has died with coronavirus at Poole Hospital.

Latest data released by NHS England shows a patient died on October 27, the 63rd to die at the hospital since the start of the pandemic.

Royal Bournemouth Hospital has recorded a total of 68 deaths, Dorset County Hospital has recorded 24 and Dorset Healthcare University Hospital has recorded 16.

NHS England said today a further 174 people died in hospitals with coronavirus around the country.

Three of these deaths came in the south west.

Patients were aged between 33 and 102 years old and all except four had known underlying conditions.

Their families have been informed.