JUST five positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed across Dorset in the last 24 hours.

One case was in the Dorset Council area, bringing the total there since the start of the pandemic to 11,950.

There have been 25,441 cases in BCP with four new cases revealed today.

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In the New Forest there were two new cases meaning the total now stands at 6,226.

Across the UK a further 1,926 people tested positive for Covid-19 meaning there have been 4,450,777 cases since the pandemic first hit.