MORE than 700 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Hampshire in the past 24 hours.

Public Health England figures - as recorded on the Government website at 4.20pm today (January 27) - show that 741 more people have tested positive for the virus in a 24 hour period.

Yesterday, there were 489 new cases recorded across Hampshire.

Across the county, there has been a total of 76,893 positive tests since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 - approximately 5.58 per cent of the county's population.

Below are the confirmed cases by local authority on January 27:

  • Basingstoke and Deane: 61 (6,935 in total since start of pandemic)
  • East Hampshire: 30 (4,125)
  • Eastleigh: 51 (4,602)
  • Fareham: 29 (4,275)
  • Gosport: 43 (3,079)
  • Hart: 17 (3,739)
  • Havant: 49 (6,101)
  • New Forest: 45 (5,112)
  • Portsmouth: 141 (12,051)
  • Rushmoor: 49 (6,817)
  • Southampton: 136 (11,549)
  • Test Valley: 59 (4,276)
  • Winchester: 31 (4,232)