THE country has seen its biggest day-on-day rise in coronavirus patient deaths as a further 828 have been reported in the past day - bringing the total to 6,843 in England.

In the North-East and North Yorkshire, a further 56 patients have died after testing positive for COVID-19, NHS England this afternoon confirmed.

A spokesperson for NHS England said: "Patients were aged between 22 and 103 years old. Forty six of the 828 patients - aged between 35 and 96 years old - had no known underlying health condition. Their families have been informed."

It comes as the Department of Health say there are now 2,493 confirmed COVID-19 cases across the region - with Newcastle, County Durham and Sunderland recording the highest cases.

As of Tuesday (April 7), the total number of patient deaths recorded by each trust are: 

- County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust - 48

- Gateshead Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - 28

- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - 52

- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust - 16

- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 69

- South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust - 89

- Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 34

- York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 29

- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - 16

- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (mental health) - 2

- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (mental health) - 1

Total: 384

How many cases have now been reported?

As of Tuesday (April 7) the number of cases reported by each affected local authority in the North-East and North Yorkshire are as follows.

- Newcastle 367

- Sunderland 285

- County Durham 303

- Darlington 55

- Hartlepool 36

- Redcar & Cleveland 112

- Stockton 123

- North Tyneside 183

- South Tyneside 101

- Gateshead 188

- Northumberland 211

- Middlesbrough 169

- York 75

- North Yorkshire 285