FOUR more people have died in Hampshire in the last 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus.
Figures released by the NHS revealed that the death toll is now 583, up from 579 yesterday.
The figures cover University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS), Solent NHS Trust, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
At University Hospital Southampton, a total of 185 have died after falling ill with the virus, up by two since yesterday.
While one more person has died at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, bringing its total up to 155.
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has recorded 17 patient deaths, again, with no new recorded deaths.
A total of 226 people have died after testing positive with coronavirus, which has risen by one in the last 24 hours.
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