FORTY-FIVE more people have died with coronavirus in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.

Data released by NHS England shows 34 more people died at the University Hospitals Dorset Trust, taking the trust’s total since the start of the pandemic to 449.

The newly recorded deaths came on January 26, when two people died, ten people died on January 25, 13 died on January 24, five died on January 23 and three died on January 22.

And six more deaths were also recorded at the Dorset County Hospital, taking the hospital’s total to 63.

One person died on January 26, two people on January 24, one person on January 23 and two people on January 22.

Finally, a further five deaths were recorded at the Dorset Healthcare Trust, taking the trust’s total to 45.

The deaths occurred when one person died on January 26, two people died on January 23, one person died on January 21 and another died on January 19.

A further 973 people died with Covid-19 in hospitals across England, including 95 in the south west.