MORE than 900 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Hampshire in the past 24 hours.

Public Health England figures - as recorded on the Government website at 4pm today (January 17) - show that 973 more people have tested positive for the virus in a 24-hour period.

In that period, Southampton recorded 137 new cases, meaning the city has now recorded 10,156 positive tests since the pandemic began last March.

Across Hampshire, there has been a total of 68,241 positive tests.

Below are the confirmed cases by each local authority level on January 17:

  • Basingstoke and Deane: 86 (6,034 in total since start of pandemic)
  • East Hampshire: 38 (3,717)
  • Eastleigh: 85 (4,102)
  • Fareham: 42 (3,806)
  • Gosport: 24 (2,656)
  • Hart: 90 (3,426)
  • Havant: 56 (5,543)
  • New Forest: 76 (4,478)
  • Portsmouth: 114 (10,722)
  • Rushmoor: 115 (6,031)
  • Southampton: 137 (10,156)
  • Test Valley: 58 (3,706)
  • Winchester: 52 (3,864)