The 48 areas of Dorset with more than three Covid-19 cases

An interactive map, which uses Public Health England data, shows how many people have tested positive for the virus in each area of the county over the seven-day period up to Sunday, June 13. 

Public Health England breaks down the numbers of coronavirus cases into neighbourhoods called 'Middle Super Output Areas' (MSOAs), which are smaller than council wards and based on population rather than geographical area.

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The interactive map, which can be found through this link, allows users to type in their postcode and see how many cases were reported in their area and if it has increased or decreased from the week before. The darker the colour on the image, the more positive test results have been recorded. 

The latest active cases in Dorset according to Public Health England.

The map highlights which areas of the county have three or more confirmed cases of the virus and colour co-coordinates the areas by how many cases they have.

In the seven days up to Sunday, June 13, Dorset reported 387 cases. The case rate compared to the UK average is below the national average.

A majority of areas in Dorset report fewer than three cases, meaning they appear as 'suppressed' and colour coded as white on the map. 

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But 48 areas of Dorset have reported more than three cases during this time period. This suggests that coronavirus may be spreading again in some areas of Dorset, as the Delta variant was recently confirmed as the new dominant variant in the UK. 

The following areas in Dorset confirmed more than three coronavirus cases over the last week and how much they have increased by:

• Blandford Forum Town - Three cases (up by 1)
• Bridport South and West Bay - Three cases (up by 1)
• Hamworthy East - Three cases (down by 2)
• Kinson East - Three cases (up by 1)
• Wimborne Minster - Three cases (up by 1)
• Branksome East - Four cases (down by 3)
• Branksome West - Four cases (up by 2) 
• Broadstone - Four cases (up by 2) 
• Creekmoor - Four cases (up by 2) 
• Colehill - Four cases (up by 2)
• Corfe Mullen - Four cases (up by 2)
• Dorchester West & Poundbury - Four cases (up by 2)
• East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head - Four cases (up by 2)
• Jumpers Common & Fairmile - Four cases (up by 2)
• Oakdale East - Four cases (up by 2)
• Rossmore - Four cases (down by 1)
• Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock - Five cases (up by 3)
• Ferndown Town - Five cases (up by 3)
• Gillingham - Five cases (up by 1)
• Oakdale West - Five cases (up by 3)
• Parkstone - Five cases (up by 3)
• Somerford - Five cases (up by 3)
• Talbot & Branksome Woods - Five cases (up by 3)
• Townsend & Strouden - Five cases (up by 3)
• West Howe - Five cases (up by 3)
• Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown - Six cases (up by 4)
• Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe - Six cases (up by 3)
• Newtown - Six cases (up by 4)
• Southbourne West - Six cases (up by 4)
• Upton & Lytchett Minster - Six cases (up by 4)
• West Highcliffe - Six cases (up by 4)
• Queens Park - Six cases (up by 4)
• Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks - Seven cases (up by 5)
• Charminster (BCP) - Seven cases (up by 3)
• Northbourne - Seven cases (up by 5)
• Springbourne & Queen's Park - Seven cases (up by 4)
• Throop & Muscliffe - Seven cases (up by 5)
• Winton - Seven cases (up by 5)
• Blandford Outer & Tarrants - Eight cases (no change)
• Parley & Hampreston - Eight cases (up by 6)
• Westbourne - Nine cases (up by 6)
• West Cliff - Nine cases (up by 7)
• Boscombe East - 11 cases (up by 7) 
• Merley - 11 cases (up by 8) 
• Moordown - 12 cases (up by 10) 
• Penn Hill - 12 cases (up by 10) 
• Central Bournemouth - 18 cases (up by 16) 
• East Cliff - 27 cases (up by 21)