FIGURES published on Sunday afternoon confirmed further deaths reported in Harrogate.

No new deaths were recorded in County Durham & Darlington, South Tees, Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear, Northumbria, South Tyne and Sunderland, Tees, Esk and Wear Valley, Newcastle or York.

Two new cases of Covid-19 deaths have been reported from Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, which yesterday had a total of 75 death cases, whilst todays figures show the toll now stands at 77.

A total of 1,698 coronavirus hospital patients have now died in the region after testing positive for Covid-19.

There has been a increase in new positive coronavirus cases by 1,514.

In total 295,889 people across the UK have tested positive for coronavirus with England having 157,074, Scotland having 15,755, Wales having 14,742 and Northern Ireland having 4,848.

Todays daily death toll is at its lowest since lockdown began, with 36 recorded deaths recorded yesterday. However, Sunday figures are often lower due to delays in reporting over the weekend.

The last time the daily tally was lower was on March 21 when 35 deaths were confirmed, two days before the nationwide lockdown.

In total a number of 41,698 have now sadly died.

The figures are as follows.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust - was 246 no change

Gateshead Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – was 133 no change

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 198

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust – 135 was 135

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 248

South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust – 323

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust -114 no change

York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 212 no change

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - 75 - 2 more

Tees, 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

Total: 1,698 was 1,696 the day before