Coronavirus: Case rates in Dorset

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

The figures are the number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in the seven days up to and including 4 April compared with the week before, shown in brackets.

The breakdown of the figures by local authority area is:

• Dorset - 739 (down from 1,169)

• Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole - 715 (down from 1,109)

For comparison, the figure for England is 578 (down from 842).

Figures were updated on 8 April and come from the government's coronavirus dashboard.

For a more detailed look at coronavirus cases where you live, use the BBC's postcode checker:

Or you could use this interactive map to check your district:

The coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19, was first confirmed in the UK at the end of January 2020.

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