EIGHT more people have died with coronavirus in Dorset hospitals, latest figures have confirmed.

Data released by NHS England shows a further eight people died in the county with Covid-19, taking the total to 432.

Five of the deaths came at University Hospitals Dorset Trust, two on January 13 and three of January 12.

It means 350 people have died at UHD with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.

Three people died at the Dorset County Hospital, one on January 14 and two on January 13, taking the hospital’s total to 44.

The total number of deaths with coronavirus at the Dorset Healthcare Trust remained at 38.