By Lottie Welch
22nd Jan 2021 | Local News
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Covid-19 cases in Dorset are beginning to fall, but the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) area now has the UK's 20th highest infection rate.
Public Health Dorset reports there are 1,175 cases in the Dorset Council area, compared to 1,261 on January 15, and 3,138 in the BCP Council area, compared to 3,524.