A TOTAL of 27 more people have died in Hampshire within the last day after being diagnosed with coronavirus.

The NHS says 13 of those people were at Southampton General Hospital, five were in Portsmouth, and nine were in Winchester.

The news comes after it was revealed that across the UK 569 more people have died after contracting coronavirus in the UK, bringing the total to 2,921.

Regarding Boris Johnson's diagnosis the Prime Minister's official spokesman told a Westminster briefing: "The Prime Minister continues to have mild symptoms, but he does still have symptoms."

Asked if he would be leaving self-isolation on Friday, the spokesman said: "We're following the guidelines from Public Health England (PHE) and from the chief medical officer which state that you need to self-isolate for a period of seven days, so no change in that."

Number 10 said work was ongoing with nine potential suppliers on developing an antibody test which would show whether people have had the virus.

Such a test would enable people to get back to work quickly and some experts say this type of testing is the quickest way out of the current lockdown.

The Prime Minister's spokesman said: "We are working as quickly as we can on that and as soon as a test is approved then we will announce it publicly."

He said the Government had previously been offered tests that had not met the required levels of accuracy "and therefore would not have been safe to use".

It was also suggested that immunity certificates to identify people who have had coronavirus are being considered by the Government.

The Prime Minister's spokesman said: "This is something which has been discussed in other countries.

"We have always said that we are watching closely what other countries are doing and we will always look to learn from ideas which could be helpful."