LESS than 80 people were admitted to Dorset hospitals with coronavirus in the week of November 23.

Figures released by NHS England shows between November 23 and November 29, 71 people were admitted to hospitals across the county with coronavirus.

Of these 71 patients, 53 were admitted to the University Hospitals Dorset, including 13 on November 23 and 11 on November 28.

Five were admitted to the Dorset County Hospital and 13 were admitted to the Dorset Healthcare University Trust.

As of December 1, 127 people were in Dorset hospitals with the virus.

Exactly 100 of these were at University Hospitals Dorset, three were at Dorset County Hospital and 24 were at the Dorset Healthcare University Trust.

Seven of these patients were on mechanical ventilation beds, all at University Hospitals Dorset.