THE best and worst towns for coronavirus contact tracing in the North-East has been revealed.
Latest figures from the Department of Health shows how many people the NHS Test and Trace system has managed to track down in 14 weeks.
When visiting venues including restaurants, cafes and pubs, you are required to fill out a test and trace form in the event of a positive covid-19 test.
This information is then passed onto NHS Test and Trace, who advise close contacts of the affected case to self-isolate or seek a test.
The data, which is from May 28 to September 2, has ranked every single local authority area in their ability to reach close contacts of such cases.
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It shows Sunderland is the region's best for contact tracing, with 138 out of 152 close contacts succesfully reached and told to self-isolate.
Middlesbrough however, continues to see the region's worst percentage for reaching contacts with just 181 out of 245 people.
Here is how your area compares:
1. Sunderland 90.7 per cent
2. South Tyneside 86.0 per cent
3. Redcar and Cleveland 85.1 per cent
4. North Tyneside 84.6 per cent
5. County Durham 84.6 per cent
6. Northumberland 83.4 per cent
7. Newcastle upon Tyne 83.3 per cent
8. Gateshead 82.2 per cent
9. Darlington 80.9 per cent
10. Stockton-on-Tees 80.8 per cent
11. Hartlepool 78.7 per cent
12. Middlesbrough 73.8 per cent
Here is how many people were reached in your area:
1. Sunderland 138 out of 152 people
2. South Tyneside 117 out of 136
3. Redcar and Cleveland 103 out of 121
4. North Tyneside 155 out of 183
5. County Durham 392 out of 463
6. Northumberland 257 out of 308
7. Newcastle upon Tyne 265 out of 318
8. Gateshead 102 out of 124
9. Darlington 68 out of 84
10. Stockton-on-Tees 203 out of 251
11. Hartlepool 100 out of 127
12. Middlesbrough 181 out of 245
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