FOUR more people have died with coronavirus in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.
Data released by NHS England shows three more people died at the University Hospitals Dorset Trust, one each on March 3, March 1 and February 8.
Another death was also confirmed at the Dorset County Hospital on March 2.
It means, since the start of the pandemic, a total of 107 people died at the Dorset County Hospital, 674 people have died at UHD and 72 have died at the Dorset Healthcare Trust.
In hospitals across England, a further 174 people died with Covid-19, taking the total to 84,091.
Patients were aged between 26 and 102 years old and all but six had underlying health conditions.
The deaths date back to April 13, 2020 and 12 came in the south west.
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