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Royal Bournemouth Hospital staff relieved as Covid case numbers fall
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Staff on the Covid ward at Royal Bournemouth Hospital have said they are relieved to see fewer cases coming into the hospital.
University Hospitals Dorset bosses say it is now time to prepare for the backlog of elective work, as well as the possibility of a third wave of the virus.
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Dorset County Hospital, clap for carers. FOUR patients with coronavirus are currently receiving treatment at Dorset County Hospital, according to latest figures. Professor Alastair Hutchison, chief medical officer at the hospital, confirmed that as of Tuesday, March 16, staff were treating four patients with Covid-19, including one person in intensive care. Last week on Thursday, March 11, eight Covid-19 patients were being cared for at the Dorchester-based hospital. Prof Hutchison welcomed the declining numbers of coronavirus patients at the hospital, as the vaccination programme continues across the county. Citing hospital data, he believes there could be no Covid-19 patients at the hospital by the end of March.