MORE than 150 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Hampshire in 24 hours.

Public Health England figures - as recorded on the Government website at 4.38pm today - show that 151 more people have tested positive for the virus in a 24 hour period.

Yesterday there were 100 new cases recorded. 

Across the county, there has been a total of 95,280 positive tests since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 - around 6.92 per cent of the county's population.

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

  • Basingstoke and Deane: 16 (8,443 in total since start of pandemic)
  • East Hampshire: 9 (4,999)
  • Eastleigh: 12 (5,970)
  • Fareham: 4 (5,333)
  • Gosport: 5 (3,940)
  • Hart: 7 (4,540)
  • Havant: 5 (7,191)
  • New Forest: 5 (6,302)
  • Portsmouth: 26 (14,644)
  • Rushmoor: 3 (7,977)
  • Southampton: 42 (15,328)
  • Test Valley: 12 (5,579)
  • Winchester: 5 (5,034)