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Coronavirus: the latest across Dorset and the UK

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  • - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spent a second night in intensive care
  • - The UK has 55,242 confirmed cases of Covid-19
  • - 6,159 people have died in the UK
  • - The Dorset Council area has 126 confirmed cases
  • - The BCP Council area has 116 cases
  • - The NHS has launched a new mental health support hotline for its workers. The phone number is 0300 131 7000 while staff can text FRONTLINE to 85258.

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