Here are the latest rates of cases of Covid-19 in Dorset.

The figures are the number of infections per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including 29 November (previous week's figures in brackets).

The breakdown of the figures by local authority area is:

Dorset - 43.3 (down from 63.4)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole - 84.0 (down from 136.8)

The figure for England is 153.1 (down from 200.9).

The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.

The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, external, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.

Figures were updated on 3 December and come from the government’s coronavirus dashboard, external.

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Here are the latest rates of cases of Covid-19 in Dorset.

The figures are the number of infections per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including 28 November (previous week's figures in brackets).

The breakdown of the figures by local authority area is:

Dorset - 44.1 (down from 68.7)

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole - 85.5 (down from 147.7)

The figure for England is 154.8 (down from 208.3).

The BBC also provides this tool with a breakdown of the latest national coronavirus figures.

The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, external, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January.

Figures were updated on 2 December and come from the government’s coronavirus dashboard, external

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