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

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

It brings the county's hospital death toll up to 1,761.

Yesterday there were nine deaths recorded.

Two deaths were recorded at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, bringing the total to 413. 

Two deaths were also recorded at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, bringing the Trust's total up to 835.

A further two deaths were recorded at University Hospital Southampton bringing the Trust's total to 448. 

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

Solent NHS Trust remains with a total of eight deaths and Southern Health NHS Trust remains with 57 deaths.