THERE were no further coronavirus patient deaths in hospitals in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

Latest figures published on Tuesday afternoon confirmed the region's hospital death toll had stayed the same.

A total of 26 people have died across hospitals in the UK after testing positive for Covid-19 today. Two were in Wales, but there were no deaths reported in Scotland or in Northern Ireland.

These patients were aged between 49 and 94 years old. A 71 year-old-patient who died was reported as having no known underlying health conditions.

The Office for National Statistics have confirmed that the number of deaths registered in England and Wales from Covid-19 in the week ending July 3 was 532 - the lowest number of deaths caused by coronavirus in the last 15 weeks.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust – 252 no change

Gateshead Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 135 no change

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 202 no change

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust – 140 no change

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 254 no change

South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust – 325 no change

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - 116 no change

York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 214 no change

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - 81 no change

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