strip of touchscreen completely unresponsive..?

The centre strip of my touchscreen doesn't respond to any touch input, it's a perfectly straight strip in the middle of my phone. The glass is not broken, the phone is in great condition...

I can't reclaim on the warranty as not in the US atm, nor can I give up the phone before my warranty expires..

Same problem even in TWRP so definitely hardware related.

Any advice on a fix?

Thanks

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