Coronavirus: 120 people test positive for COVID-19 in Dorset
DORSET now has 120 confirmed cases of coronavirus.
A further 15 people have tested positive for COVD-19 in the county, according to the latest figures published by Public Health England
Eight new cases have been confirmed in the Dorset Council area, bringing the total to 62.
Seven new cases have been reported in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area, bringing the total to 58.
As of Wednesday, April 1, 29,474 people in the UK have tested positive for the virus.
Birmingham has the highest number of cases with 734.
2,352 patients have died.
Figures released by NHS England on Wednesday showed two more people had died at hospitals in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area on Monday and Tuesday.
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