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Krzysztof Gogolewski, 63, had worked as a porter in the maternity unit of Poole Hospital in Dorset for 12 years. The frontline worker contracted Covid-19 the same week he was invited to get the jab.
1/1 HUNDREDS of hospital workers and residents paid tribute and applauded the funeral cortege of a Poole Hospital employee who died with coronavirus. With a restricted number of people were able to attend his funeral at Poole Crematorium on Monday March 8, Krzysztof’s family arranged for his funeral cortege to stop outside Poole Hospital en route. Many people lined Longfleet Road as a guard of honour, and a heartfelt applause broke out as the procession made its way from the junction of Fernside Road and the B3068 in the direction of the hospital. One resident said: “It is so sad, it sounded like he was a really nice guy and a loving husband and father.
Coronavirus in Dorset one year on: How the county has been hit by the pandemic IT has been a year since the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Dorset. More than 36,000 cases of coronavirus have had been recorded in Dorset over the course of the pandemic, with more than 850 patients with Covid-19 have died in Dorset s hospitals. Here is a look back at the restrictions which have been introduced and relaxed since the beginning of the pandemic.
March 5, 2020: First coronavirus case in Dorset According to Public Health England’s data, the first Covid-19 case was reported in the BCP Council area on March 5, 2020.
HOSPITALS have been the frontline in the battle against the pandemic for the past year. And while journalists in some parts of the country have found it difficult or impossible to get access, there has been no such problem in Bournemouth and Poole where hospital managers and medical staff have been more than willing to talk frankly of their experiences and struggles. The Daily Echo has reported regularly from both hospitals - now together under the University Hospitals Trust. We have written from many different aspects, not least during the toughest period in January when there were fears the hospitals could be overwhelmed.