FEWER than 20 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded across Dorset within the last 24 hours.

Government figures reveal that 18 new cases have been recorded across the county.

The Dorset Council area recorded seven new cases, taking the total to 11,788.

The BCP Council area recorded 11 new cases, taking the area's total to 25,204 since the start of the pandemic.

A total of 2,171 new cases have been recorded across England - bringing the total up to 3,828,666 since the start of the pandemic.

Across the whole of the UK, 2.672 new cases of the Covid-19 virus were recorded taking the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,380,976.