It brings to 1,212 the death toll since the start of the pandemic. Seven deaths have been reported at Hampshire Hospitals Trust, which includes the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, meaning a total of 260 have died since the start of the pandemic. In the Winchester City Council district three people are reported to have died to bring fatalities to 111, or 88.9 per 100,000 people. In Southampton the figure is 166, up three, or 65.7 per 100,000. In Portsmouth the figure is 165, up five, for 76.8 per 100,000. The plateau in cases in Winchester district continued for a second day. Yesterday for the first time since December 13, the number of cases reported in the previous seven days was lower than in the previous week.
SIXTEEN deaths have been recorded across Hampshire in the last 24 hours. Figures published by NHS England at 2pm today (January 8) have revealed that a further 16 coronavirus patients have died in 24 hours. This brings the county s overall total up to 1,027 deaths since the start of the pandemic in March. Seven further deaths were recorded at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust in the last 24 hours, bringing the Trust s total up to 473. At Hampshire Hospitals Trust, seven deaths were recorded in 24 hours, bringing the total number up to 260 deaths. One death recorded at University Hospital Southampton, bringing the Trust s total up to 264. Another death was recorded at Southern Health Trust, making the total number of deaths 26.
AFTER sharp growth in Covid cases in Winchester there is the first sign today that a plateau may have been reached. For the first time since December 13, the number of cases reported in the last seven days is lower than in the previous week. Today there were 90 cases, taking to 528 the number in the last seven days. The previous seven days had seen 540 cases. The swift turnaround was partly caused by the December 31 figure of 119 passing today from this week to last week. The number of cases in the Winchester district since the start of the pandemic is 3,258, an infection rate of 2,609 per 100,000, below the UK average of 4,437.
A TOTAL of 15 deaths have been recorded across Hampshire in the last 24 hours. Figures published by NHS England at 2pm today (January 6) have revealed that a further 15 coronavirus patients have died in 24 hours. This brings the county s overall total up to 993 deaths since the start of the pandemic in March. Ten further deaths were recorded at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust in the last 24 hours, bringing the Trust s total up to 451. Four deaths were recorded at University Hospital Southampton, bringing the Trust s total up to 260. One death was recorded at Hampshire Hospitals Trust, with a total of 253 deaths since the start of the pandemic.