ALMOST 1,500 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed across Hampshire in the past 24-hours.

Latest data on the government website shows a total of 1,478 people tested positive for the coronavirus across the county up to 3.45pm on Saturday, December 26.

Here are the latest figures by area:

·  Basingstoke and Deane: 98 (3,422 in total since start of pandemic)

·  East Hampshire: 87 (2,185)

·  Eastleigh: 103 (2,182)

·  Fareham: 91 (2,066)

·  Gosport: 33 (1,555)

·  Hart: 74 (1,588)

·  Havant: 131 (3,064)

·  New Forest: 75 (2,442)

·  Portsmouth: 235 (6,556)

·  Rushmoor: 137 (2,659)

·  Southampton: 256 (5,449)

·  Test Valley: 54 (2,016)

·  Winchester: 104 (2,324)

The Government said that, as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 34,693 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 2,256,005.

Latest NHS England data showed a further seven people have died with Covid-19 across Hampshire.