A FURTHER 14 people have lost their lives with coronavirus in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.

The fatalities include almost a dozen new coronavirus deaths at the University Hospitals Dorset Trust in the latest 24-hour period.

NHS England figures show 621 people had died in hospital at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Monday (February 15).

That was an increase of 11 compared to Sunday, when there were 610.

It means there have been 30 deaths there in the past week, down from 49 the previous week.

Elsewhere, the first coronavirus deaths in five days have been recorded at Dorset Trust.

NHS England figures show 70 people had died in hospital at Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Monday (February 15).

That was an increase of three compared to the 67 that had been recorded at the same point on Sunday, and the first deaths in five days.

The victims were among 4,009 deaths recorded across the South West.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

This means some of the deaths that were first recorded in the latest period may actually have taken place days earlier.

NHS England guidance states: "Confirmation of Covid-19 diagnosis, death notification and reporting in central figures can take up to several days and the hospitals providing the data are under significant operational pressure."

Only deaths that occur in hospitals where the patient has tested positive for Covid-19 are recorded, with deaths in the community excluded, such as those in care homes.