MORE than ten coronavirus cases were confirmed in BCP over the last 24 hours, while 15 were recorded across the county.

The latest government data shows 13 cases were recorded in BCP in the 24 hours leading up to 4pm on Sunday.

It means since the start of the pandemic, a total of 25,553 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the conurbation.

Just two new cases were recorded in the Dorset Council area, taking its total since the start of the pandemic to 11,989.

In the seven days leading up to June 1, the latest rolling seven-day period, 33 cases were confirmed in BCP, giving a rolling infection rate of 8.3 per 100,000 people.

The rolling rate in the Dorset Council area was 6.6 per 100,000 people after 25 cases were confirmed in a week.

Elsewhere, no new cases were recorded in the New Forest, meaning the total since the start of the pandemic remained at 6,242.

The rolling infection rate was 3.3 per 100,000, with six cases confirmed in the week before June 1.