NO further coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Dorset hospitals in the last 24 hours.

Latest data released by the NHS show there were a total of 43 deaths in England’s hospitals, none of which occurred in Dorset.

Patients were aged between 47 and 94 years old, and all except three - aged 47 and 66 years - had known underlying health conditions.

The date of death ranges from January 29 to March, 25, 2021.

The total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England is 86,096.

Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 906 patients have died in Dorset hospitals.