THERE have been no further deaths involving coronavirus in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.

Data released by NHS England shows nobody else has died with coronavirus in the county’s hospitals since the two deaths on November 6.

It means Dorset's coronavirus hospital death totals throughout the pandemic remain at 85 for Poole Hospital, 77 for Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, 25 for Dorset County Hospital and 17 for Dorset Healthcare sites.

On Sunday, NHS England reported three more coronavirus deaths in Dorset hospitals, all coming at Poole Hospital.

Across England, a further 167 people died in hospitals with coronavirus, bringing the total to 34,663.

Patients were aged between 23 and 97 and all but five had underlying health conditions.

Four of these deaths came in the south west.