TWO more coronavirus deaths have been recorded in hospitals in Dorset in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 341.

The deaths were reported by University Hospitals Dorset, which covers the Royal Bournemouth and Poole hospitals.

Walk-in coronavirus testing sites to open within weeks

Since the start of the pandemic, 279 people have died there.

There have been 32 deaths in the Dorset Healthcare Universities Trust and 30 at the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester.

There were five deaths reported in Dorset hospitals yesterday.