MORE than 350 people were admitted to Dorset hospitals with Covid-19 in the space of a week, latest figures show.
Data released by NHS England shows, between January 18 and January 24, 351 people were admitted to hospital with the virus.
University Hospitals Dorset Trust admitted 281 people, including 51 on January 20 and 44 on January 24.
At the Dorset County Hospital, 55 people were admitted, including 14 on January 22.
Fifteen people were admitted to the Dorset Healthcare Trust with Covid-19, including seven on January 18.
And on January 26, there were 537 patients occupying hospital beds with Covid-19 in Dorset.
UHD had 378 patients, including 24 needing mechanical ventilation.
The Dorset County Hospital had 80 Covid-19 patients, with seven on mechanical ventilation, and 79 people were at the Dorset Healthcare Trust with the virus, none on mechanical ventilation.
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