THERE have been no further coronavirus patient deaths in hospitals in County Durham, Darlington, Teesside and Tyne and Wear.
Two Covid-19 deaths were recorded in North Yorkshire, at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust and York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Latest figures published on Saturday afternoon confirmed a total of 1,718 people have now died after testing positive for the virus since the outbreak began.
A further 71 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 28,292.
Patients were aged between 41 and 95 years old.
One patient, aged 68, had no known underlying health conditions.
The official total of deaths in the UK now stands at 42,589 in all settings, including care homes.
The total number of patient deaths recorded by each trust - as of 2pm on Friday, June 19:
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust - 247 no change
Gateshead Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 134 no change
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 199 no change
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust – 139 no change
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 251 no change
South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust – 324 no change
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 116 no change
York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 214 was 213
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - 80 was 79
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: 1,718 was 1,716 the day before
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