NO new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in Dorset hospitals, latest figures have confirmed.
Data released by NHS England shows no deaths have been confirmed in the county’s hospitals since a person died with Covid-19 on March 31 at the Dorset County Hospital.
Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 732 people have died at the University Hospitals Dorset Trust, 111 people have died at the Dorset County Hospital and 73 people have died at the Dorset Healthcare Trust.
In hospitals across England, a further 12 coronavirus deaths were confirmed, taking the total to 86,434.
The deaths date back to March 29 and none came in the south west.
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