MORE than 270 new positive cases have been recorded in Hampshire over the last 24 hours.

Public Health England figures - as recorded on the Government website - show that, as of 4pm today, 274 more people have tested positive for the virus.

Yesterday 259 people tested positive.

This brings the county's total to 85,729 cases since the start of the pandemic - around 6.23 per cent of the county's population.

Below are the confirmed cases by local authority on February 16:

  • Basingstoke and Deane: 19 (7,614 in total since start of pandemic)
  • East Hampshire: 8 (4,597)
  • Eastleigh: 13 (5,260)
  • Fareham: 31 (4,836)
  • Gosport: 17 (3,548)
  • Hart: 6 (4,057)
  • Havant: 16 (6,628)
  • New Forest: 27 (5,727)
  • Portsmouth: 35 (13,326)
  • Rushmoor: 17 (7,449)
  • Southampton: 60 (13,022)
  • Test Valley: 17 (4,947)
  • Winchester: 8 (4,648)