CONFIRMED coronavirus cases in Southampton and Hampshire have jumped once again.

Latest figures from Public Health England show that the Hampshire Council area now has 876 confirmed cases, a jump of 67 from the previous day.

The Southampton Council area has 147 cases, a rise of two.

Nationally, there are 47,806 confirmed cases in the UK.

As of April 5, 4,934 people had died after contracting the virus.