A FURTHER nine patients with coronavirus have died in hospitals across Hampshire.

NHS England statistics published today show that nine more patients with coronavirus been recorded in the last 24 hours as having died.

It brings the county's hospital death toll up to 1,755.

Yesterday, 10 deaths were recorded across the county. 

Five deaths were recorded at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, bringing the total to 411. 

A further two deaths were recorded at University Hospital Southampton bringing the Trust's total to 446. 

One death was recorded at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, bringing the Trust's total up to 833.

One death was also recorded at Southern Health NHS Trust, bringing the total up to 57. 

No more deaths were recorded at the county's other Trusts.

Solent NHS Trust remains with a total of eight deaths.