300 people have died with Covid in Dorset s hospitals THREE hundred hospital patients have now died with Covid-19 in Dorset since the start of the pandemic. Latest figures released by NHS England confirmed a further four people had died in the county’s hospitals. Three deaths have been reported by University Hospitals Dorset. The deaths occurred on December 10, 12 and 13. One death was recorded by Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust on December 12. Since the start of the pandemic, 107 deaths have been reported at Poole Hospital, 68 at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals and 66 by University Hospitals Dorset. Dorset County Hospital and Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust have had 27 and 32 respectively.
NEARLY 40 per cent of patients caught coronavirus while they were being treated at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust for other illnesses, new figures show. This means Hampshire Hospitals Trust had the highest acquired infection rate across England with board papers showing five of those individuals died after becoming infected in one of its hospitals.
The Telegraph has analysed data that shows 10,000 patients admitted to hospitals caught the potentially deadly virus after being admitted to hospitals across England. Out of all the healthcare trusts in England, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which operates Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, recorded the highest number of transmissions.
FOUR more coronavirus patients have died in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show. Dorset Trust recorded its first coronavirus death in four days, while the newly formed University Hospitals Dorset Trust recorded three deaths in the latest 24-hour period. NHS England figures show 32 people had died in hospital at Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Monday (December 14). That was an increase of one compared to the 31 that had been recorded at the same point on Sunday, and the first death in four days. Meanwhile, NHS England figures show 241 people had died in hospital at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust as of 5pm on Monday (December 14).
In a letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock on December 11, Mr Burns MP said: “In advance of the review of public health Tiers, I wanted to update you further on progress made in the area that I represent in the BCP Council urban conurbation which has been coupled with the rural Dorset county for public health purposes. “The number of confirmed cases has continued to fall significantly in both; as at 5 December, the rolling rate of infection in BCP is down to 63 cases per 100,000 and Dorset remains below 40 cases per 100,000. These are both dramatically below the national average of 157 and amongst the lowest in England.
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.