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- - Matt Hancock has announced the latest Tier review in the House of Commons this afternoon
- - The whole of Dorset has been in Tier 2 since the last national lockdown ended on December 2 and will become Tier 3 from tomorrow.
- -BCP council area will become Tier 4
- - The cases and rates have been rising across the county in the past few weeks
- - Public Health Dorset said there has been a "significant increase"
- - Latest data showed 105 new cases in the Dorset Council area in the 24 hours up to 4.36pm yesterday, and 193 new cases in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
- - Majority of primary schools to return on Monday January 4
- - Secondary schools and colleges to return later
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