A FURTHER 120 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Dorset in the last 24 hours.

Government figures just released reveal 87 more cases in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area and 33 more in Dorset.

It brings the total number of cases confirmed in the county this weekend to 266. Two deaths were also registered at Poole Hospital yesterday.

Across the UK, a further 16,982 cases were confirmed today, bringing the total to 722,409.