Nearly 40 people test positive for coronavirus in Dorset
15 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Dorset, latest figures show.
There were 13 new cases in the BCP Council area and two in the Dorset Council area in the past 24 hours.
Over the course of the pandemic, 1,019 people have tested positive in the BCP area, giving an infection rate of 257.8 per 100,000 people.
In the Dorset Council area, 713 people have tested positive since the start of the pandemic, giving a rate of 188.4
The ‘rule of six’ comes into play as of Monday, meaning people can only socialise in groups of up to six by law.
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