SIX more people have died with coronavirus in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.

Data released by NHS England shows a further six people have died at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital with Covid-19.

One of the deaths came on December 22, three happened on December 21, one on December 20 and another on December 19.

It means, since the start of the pandemic, 154 people have died with coronavirus at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

A total of 107 have died at Poole Hospital, 27 have at the Dorset County Hospital and 32 at the Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust.

Across England, a further 416 people have died in hospital with coronavirus, taking the total to 47,399.

Patients were aged between 32 and 102 years old and all except 15 had underlying health conditions.

The south west recorded 30 new deaths.