That grim tally of 20,000 cases was passed at the weekend when it was also revealed the amount of people who had died with Covid in Dorset s hospitals had sadly risen. According to the latest figures, eight deaths were recorded by University Hospitals Dorset on January 6, 7 and 8. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the trust has now recorded 313 Covid-related deaths. Meanwhile, a total of 36 people have died at Dorset County Hospital after recording a positive test since the start of the pandemic, with 35 deaths reported by the Dorset Healthcare Trust. It has also been revealed that the number of people in Dorset’s hospitals battling coronavirus has doubled since New Year’s Eve – and we have still not yet reached the peak.
Dorset is now gripped with coronavirus and people are being urged to do all they can to help relieve pressure on our hospitals which are close to being overwhelmed . There have now been more than 20,000 cases of Covid-19 across the whole of Dorset since the start of the pandemic. The amount of cases in the Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) areas is rising sharply each day, with the BCP area recording more cases in its area. That grim tally of 20,000 cases was passed at the weekend when it was also revealed the amount of people who had died with Covid in Dorset s hospitals had sadly risen.
Picture by Richard Crease - 11/06/13 - RC110613pPooleHosp7 - stock pix - General views of Poole Hospital.COPYRIGHT - BOURNEMOUTH DAILY ECHO .. A PATIENT who tested positive for coronavirus in a Dorset hospital has died. According to data released by NHS England, the death was recorded by University Hospitals Dorset on Tuesday, December 15. A total of 303 patients with coronavirus have died in the county’s hospitals since the start of the pandemic. Across the county, University Hospitals Dorset has recorded 69 deaths, Poole Hospital has recorded 107 and Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals 68. Elsewhere, Dorset County Hospital and Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust have confirmed 27 and 32 respectively.