AROUND 360 Covid-19 patients were being treated in the Royal Bournemouth and Poole hospitals as of yesterday afternoon.

DOG walkers have been warned after a “probable” case of ‘Alabama Rot’ was found in the New Forest.

POLICE officers in Dorset are stepping up to drive ambulances as health services come under increasing pressures due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A MEMBER of staff at Poole Hospital who has continued to work well into her 70s became the first NHS worker to receive a Covid-19 vaccination at the site this week.

MORE than 20 new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in Dorset hospitals, latest figures show.

NEARLY 70 complaints about Covid rules and social distancing were received by BCP Council in just a week.

POLICE are at the scene of a three-car crash on the A31 at Ringwood.

Latest updates on coronavirus in BCP and Dorset

Knowsley, Liverpool and Sefton – all in Merseyside – have recorded the biggest week-on-week increases.

THOUSANDS of volunteers are ready and waiting to help deliver the ambitious coronavirus vaccination programme in Dorset.

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MORE than 25 per cent of staff across the conurbation's main NHS hospitals have received their first coronavirus vaccination jabs.