Outside Dorset s hospitals ALMOST 400 patients with coronavirus are being treated across hospitals in Dorset, according to latest figures. NHS England data shows 386 people were being treated in Dorset hospitals for Covid-19 by 8am on Tuesday, February 2. Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was caring for 61 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show - down from 80 on the same day the previous week. The number of beds at Dorset County Hospital, which is covered by the Trust, was occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 increased by 74 per cent in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 35.
An interactive map shows how Covid-19 cases have fallen across Dorset. Picture: Public Health England The case rates for both Dorset Council and BCP Council make for positive reading, with case rates in both areas declining. The figures are the number of infections per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including December 9 for Dorset Council is 44.1. The case rate in the BCP Council area stands at 67.3. For comparison, the figure for England is 172. In terms of hospital patients with coronavirus, this is also falling. There were 88 coronavirus patients being treated in Dorset hospitals as of Tuesday, December 1. According to the latest figures from NHS England, University Hospitals Dorset Trust was caring for 77 coronavirus patients, down from 100 from the previous week.
Coronavirus latest: When will Dorset learn if it will move Tiers and what the rules are DORSET will learn this week whether coronavirus cases have fallen enough for the county to be placed in a lower risk category. Both Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas were placed in Tier 2 level by the Government at the end of the second lockdown. While there was dismay from senior council figures, businesses and residents, the Government say the county, like others, will be judged if it can move into another Tier after two weeks. Cases in both Dorset authorities remain low post-lockdown and much lower than the national average.