A FURTHER 20 people have died in hospitals across the region after testing positive for coronavirus - an increase of the 13 deaths recorded yesterday.

Figures published on Friday afternoon confirmed a total of 1,377 patients had died in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

It comes as a further 58 people died in hospitals across England in 24 hours.

The total number of patient deaths recorded by each trust as of 5pm on Friday, May 8 are:

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust – 195

Gateshead Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - 119

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 160 was 157

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust - 85 was 82

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 204 was 199

South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust – 293 was 288

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 100 was 99

York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 157 was 155

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust – 51 was 50

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (mental health) - 6

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (mental health) - 7

Total: 1,377 was 1,357 the day before.