MORE than 1,500 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Hampshire in the last 24 hours.

Public Health England figures - as recorded on the Government website at 4.30pm today (January 9) - show that 1,523 more people have tested positive for the virus in a 24 hour period.

Across Hampshire, there has been a total of 57,370 positive tests since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 - approximately 4.16 per cent of the county's population.

Yesterday, there were 1,704 cases recorded.

Below are the confirmed cases by local authority on January 9:

  • Basingstoke and Deane:  232 (5,017 in total since start of pandemic)
  • East Hampshire: 105 (3,231)
  • Eastleigh: 87 (3,370)
  • Fareham: 90 (3,217)
  • Gosport: 41 (2,235)
  • Hart: 86 (2,883)
  • Havant: 109 (4,703)
  • New Forest: 98 (3,706)
  • Portsmouth: 156 (9,079)
  • Rushmoor: 185 (4,990)
  • Southampton: 198 (8,442)
  • Test Valley: 85 (3,115)
  • Winchester: 51 (3,382)