DORSET has seen a slight decrease in the number of hospital patients with Covid.

Public Health Dorset said latest data showed 130 people were in hospital with Covid, compared to 138 previously.

A Public Health Dorset spokesperson said: “The number of people in hospitals in Dorset with COVID-19 has decreased slightly since our last update, from 138 to 130.

“We know some of these patients are likely to be in hospital primarily for another reason. Deaths related to Covid-19 remain at a low level locally.”

According to the latest update published on October 31, 2.4 per cent of people in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Pole had tested positive for Covid compared to 1.4 per cent the previous month.

In wider Dorset, 2.6 per cent had tested positive, compared to 1.3 per cent previously.

Here is the latest data on Covid cases in BCP according to the government website and rate per 100,000 people in the seven days to October 29. 

Bournemouth Echo:

Hamworthy East - 8 cases, rate 121.8

Hamworthy West - 4 cases, rate 56.4

Upton & Lytchett Minster - 7 cases, rate 79.7

Corfe Mullen - 5 cases, rate 48.8

Broadstone - 12 cases, rate 118.2

Creekmoor - 10 cases, rate 110.0

Merley - 5 cases, rate 81.5

Canford Heath East - 6 cases, rate 81.3

Canford Heath West - under 3 cases

Oakdale East - 4 cases, rate 43.6

Oakdale West - 4 cases, rate 48.1

Poole Town - 8 cases, rate 66.9

Parkstone - 8 cases, rate 83.2

Penn Hill - 3 cases, rate 29.6

Branksome West - 9 cases, rate 119.3

Branksome East - 4 cases, rate 63.9

Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks - 12 cases, rate 133.1

Westbourne - under 3 cases

Rossmore - 9 cases, rate 87.9

West Cliff - 3 cases, rate 36.9

Talbot & Branksome Woods - 3 cases, rate 43.1

Central Bournemouth - 7 cases, rate 51.0

East Cliff - 7 cases, rate 53.5

Boscombe West - 5 cases, rate 46.9

Boscombe East - under 3 cases

Southbourne West - 3 cases, rate 34.9

East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head - 13 cases, rate 158.8

Iford - 6 cases, rate 80.1

Christchurch Town - 5 cases, rate 51.5

Mudeford - 4 cases, rate 62.3

Burton & Airport - 3 cases, rate 49.6

Somerford - 3 cases, rate 47.1

Jumpers Common & Fairmile - 7 cases, rate 84.1

Townsend & Strouden - under 3 cases

Throop & Muscliffe - 5 cases, rate 54.8

Moordown - 5 cases, rate 62.1

Northbourne - 7 cases, rate 87.0

East Howe & Ensbury Park - 8 cases, rate 95.1

Kinson East - under 3 cases

Kinson West - under 3 cases

West Howe - under 3 cases

Bearwood - under 3 cases

Springbourne & Queen's Park - under 3 cases