THE CURRENT rate of Covid infection in Hampshire is far lower than the England average, official figures show.
The rate of infection in Hampshire now stands at 4,535 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 6,722.
Public Health England figures show that 62,698 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Friday (March 26) in Hampshire, up from 62,629 the same time on Thursday.
The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government's mass testing programme.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 6,187 over the period, to 4,325,315.
Hampshire's cases were among the 531,992 recorded across the South East, a figure which rose by 561 over the period.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
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