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.