A FURTHER two people across Hampshire have died after testing positive for coronavirus.

New figures from the NHS reveal that 482 people across the county have died after testing positive for Covid-19 - up from 480 on Saturday.

The statistics cover University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS), Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

At UHS, 146 patients have died who tested positive for the virus with the number staying the same since Friday.

At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 127 people have died - there has been no increase since Friday.

In total, 194 people have died at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after contracting the virus, an increase of two since Saturday.

There have been no more coronavirus related deaths at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust where 15 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19.

This figure has not changed since Friday.

Meanwhile, 358 more people have died of Covid-19 in hospitals in the UK.

In England, 327 more people lost their lives, while there were 14 deaths in Wales, 12 in Scotland and five in Northern Ireland.