A reminder to stay at home . . .

The Bridport and Lyme Regis News reports:

There are now more than 260 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Dorset.

Ten new cases have been confirmed in the Dorset Council area over the past 48 hours, bringing the total to 136.

The are 12 confirmed new cases in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area over the same period, bringing the total to 127.

Overall, there are 263 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the county.

Results were not updated yesterday, which is why the figures are over a 48-hour period.

Some people who report symptoms are not being tested – they are not included in these figures and therefore the number of cases is likely to be much higher.

As of 9am today, 232,708 people have been tested, of whom 60,773 tested positive.

As of last night, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 7,097 have died.