NO NEW coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.

Data released by NHS England shows there has been no deaths in hospitals across the county with Covid-19.

It means since the start of the pandemic, 110 people have died at the Dorset County Hospital, 73 have died at the Dorset Healthcare Trust, and 728 people have died at the University Hospitals Dorset Trust.

In hospitals across England, a further 31 people died, including 14 on March 29, taking the total to 86,265.

The south west recorded no new deaths.