A FURTHER ­­­­four coronavirus patients have died in the North-East and North Yorkshire, latest figures confirm.

Figures published on Sunday afternoon confirm the UK hospital death toll has reached 29,735 as 164 more die.

The total number of patient deaths recorded by each trust are: 

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust –  224 was 223

Gateshead Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 129 no change

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 185 was 184

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust – 109 was 107

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust –  223 no change

South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust - 312 no change

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 109 no change

York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust –  198 no change

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust –   60 no change

Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (mental health) –  7 no change 

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (mental health) – 7 no change