THERE has been no recorded Covid-19 related deaths across Dorset hospitals for a week, according to figures from NHS England. The figures show at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester, there have been 111 deaths - with the last record coronavirus death on March 31. The total number of Covid-19 at Dorset Healthcare Universities Trust since the start of the pandemic is 73 - with the last recorded coronavirus death on March 14. Death rates across the county have continued to fall since the rollout of the vaccination programme. Figures show that 735 people have died of coronavirus in University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) since the start of the pandemic - with the last recorded death on April 22.
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Coronavirus in Dorset one year on: How the county has been hit by the pandemic IT has been a year since the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Dorset. More than 36,000 cases of coronavirus have had been recorded in Dorset over the course of the pandemic, with more than 850 patients with Covid-19 have died in Dorset s hospitals. Here is a look back at the restrictions which have been introduced and relaxed since the beginning of the pandemic.
March 5, 2020: First coronavirus case in Dorset According to Public Health England’s data, the first Covid-19 case was reported in the BCP Council area on March 5, 2020.
ALMOST 600 volunteers in Dorset have taken part in a trial for a new coronavirus vaccine. Initial results show the Novavax vaccine to be 89.3 per cent effective and evidence will now be submitted for independent scrutiny and product approval. It is also showing positive results against new variants of Covid-19. A total of 591 Dorset residents took part in the trial of the vaccine, which has been developed by US-based biotechnology firm Novavax. It was trialled at the Dorset Research Hub at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and 60 million doses have already been secured for the UK with manufacturing set to take place on Teesside.