THE latest daily Covid-19 cases recorded in the BCP Council area stand at 92, according to a government update.

Department of Health and Social Care figures show 135 new cases recorded across Dorset in the 24-hour period up to 4pm on Wednesday.

In the BCP area, 92 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 24,127.

Meanwhile, in the Dorset Council area 43 cases have been reported in the same period.

Since March 10,843 cases have been confirmed.

The number of cases in the BCP area over the latest rolling seven-day period is 648, with a rate of 163.9. In Dorset 366 cases have been confirmed in the last past seven days. The case rate is 96.7.

In the New Forest there were 21 new cases. The total in the district since the pandemic started is 5,748.

A total of 175 cases have been seen in the past seven days and the case rate is 97.2.