ANOTHER four people have died with a positive result for Covid-19 in Dorset hospitals.

Data released by NHS England on Friday, February 19, showed the deaths were reported by University Hospitals Dorset.

Three of the deaths occurred on February 17 with one on February 16.

Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 801 people have died with the virus in the county's hospitals.

The total number of deaths at University Hospitals Dorset, which runs Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital, now stands at 631 deaths.

Dorset County Hospital's total stands at 100, while Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust's remains at 70.

A further 315 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 80,739