THERE have been 11 new cases of coronavirus recorded across Dorset within the last 24 hours.

Government figures reveal that 11 new cases have been recorded across the county.

The Dorset Council area recorded seven new cases, taking the total to 11,806.

The BCP Council area recorded six new cases, taking the area's total to 25,225 since the start of the pandemic.

Across the south west region there are 119 new cases, bringing the total up to 219,494.

A total of 1,897 new cases have been recorded across England - bringing the total up to 3,832,788 since the start of the pandemic.

Across the whole of the UK, 2,206 new cases of the Covid-19 virus were recorded taking the total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,385,938.