ONE new death related to Covid-19 has been reported by the organisation that runs Southampton General Hospital.

The latest coronavirus fatality in hospitals across Hampshire has been recorded by the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

None of the other NHS trusts across the county has reported any new deaths linked to Covid-19.

These include Hampshire hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, and the Calmore-based Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Nationally more than 40,200 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for the virus.