MAPPED: how Covid cases have changed across BCP and Dorset in past four weeks THE coronavirus situation has changed significantly across Dorset over the past four weeks. Here’s a look back at how the number of cases and case rates have changed as the county went from Tier 2 restrictions to a national lockdown.
December 12 to 19 The county was still in Tier 2 measures at this point with restaurants and bars still open with customers able to sit inside with their own household. The ‘rule of six’ applied in all outdoor settings. In the seven days to December 19, the 615 new cases were reported across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The rolling rate per 100,000 people was 155.6.
THE rolling infection rate of coronavirus in the BCP Council area has more than doubled from last week, data shows. An interactive map on the government website uses data from Public Health England and shows a growth in cases across some parts of the county. It grades Middle layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) on the severity of their rolling rate with places seeing the highest number of infections coloured purple, known as hotspots . The latest infection rate across BCP was 145.7 per 100,000, with 576 cases confirmed in the seven days leading up to December 17. The week before, leading up to December 9, the rolling rate stood at 67.5 per 100,000, with 267 cases confirmed.
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A holiday tradition for many years, mitten trees in local banks is likely to end this year with the disbanding of the Athol Quota Club. The club, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in February, voted to disband as of June 30. “We had no new members and many of our people are getting older and are unable to continue,” Doris Blanchard explained. “We’d like to keep the mitten tree going, but I don’t know if we’ll be able to,” she said.
■EMT Timothy Newton recently presented a continuing education program on “Sportsmen’s Injuries” at Athol Memorial Hospital. Newton emphasized the importance of EMTs being trained before attempting a rescue.