MORE than 140 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, 142 more people have tested positive for the virus in a 24 hour period.

Yesterday, 130 new cases were recorded.

This brings the county's total to 89,626 cases since the start of the pandemic.

Below are the confirmed cases by local authority in the 24 hours on March 12:

  • Basingstoke and Deane: 5 (7,968 in total since start of pandemic)
  • East Hampshire: 10 (4,755)
  • Eastleigh: 8 (5,584)
  • Fareham: 6 (5,110)
  • Gosport: 8 (3,754)
  • Hart: 9 (4,186)
  • Havant: 13 (6,892)
  • New Forest: 9 (5,988)
  • Portsmouth: 13 (13,933)
  • Rushmoor: 8 (7,620)
  • Southampton: 37 (13,866)
  • Test Valley: 4 (5,181)
  • Winchester: 12 (4,789)