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The Purbeck School in Wareham has confirmed a single case of coronavirus within the school. Since the start of the new term on January 4, 15 schools have had confirmed cases of coronavirus. Sam Crowe, director of Public Health for Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole councils said: "We are aware that a number of schools in Dorset have received confirmed cases of Covid-19. "These schools are working closely with Public Health Dorset, Dorset Council and Public Health England South West to ensure that all necessary measures are being met. "All close contacts of the confirmed ...

OUTBREAKS of the coronavirus within care homes have seen the rate of infection within over-60s in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole continue to…

And the chief medical officer of UHD said the hospitals have been working to free up capacity. Dr Alyson O’Donnell said: “We were always planning for a sharp increase in Covid-19 patients in January. “As a merged trust, our two acute hospitals are able to work together to share resources and to help each other out. “We also have been working very closely with our community partners to help free up capacity for more patients by helping patients who are medically ready to leave the hospital and will be working with them to maximise the numbers of patients to be discharged.

Latest on Covid across Dorset and the rest of the UK

THE Port of Poole is playing its part in the battle to vaccinate the county against Covid-19. This week, as part of the latest phase of the NHS vaccine rollout, the port joins the 15 existing vaccination sites across the county. It is hosting a GP-led site to vaccinate Dorset's most vulnerable residents. And this isn't the first time the port has been used on the vaccination frontline. Dave Laut, safety and security manager at the Port of Poole, said “Last year the port helped to facilitate a drive-thru flu vaccination service which saw some 4,000 local people successfully vaccina...