ICU nurses in full PPE
Dorset County Hospital Trust was caring for five patients with coronavirus in hospital, latest figures show.
NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on March 17 was in line with the same day the previous week.
Across England there were 1,690 people in hospital with Covid as of March 17.
Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has decreased by 34% in the last four weeks.
The figures also show that seven new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the week to March 15.
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