ALMOST 50 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Hampshire in the latest 24-hour period.

Public Health England figures - as recorded on the government website - show that, as of 4pm today, 47 more people have tested positive for the virus.

Below are the confirmed cases by local authority area in past 24 hours.

Basingstoke and Deane: 3 (8,173 in total since start of pandemic)

East Hampshire: 1 (4,841)

Eastleigh: 12 (5,811)

Fareham: 1 (5,228)

Gosport: 0 (3,838)

Hart: 0 (4,305)

Havant: 1 (7,031)

New Forest: 8 (6,149)

Portsmouth: 7 (14,1217)

Rushmoor: 2 (7,702)

Southampton: 8 (14,656)

Test Valley: 4 (5,351)

Winchester: 0 (4,915)