A FURTHER 426 people have tested positive for Covid in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

The Government said that as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 4,422 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

Overall, 390,358 cases have been confirmed.

It also said a further 27 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday.

This brings the UK total to 41,759.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,500 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

Here is a breakdown of the latest confirmed cases in the North-East and North Yorkshire:

County Durham: 4,068 was 4,015

Darlington: 689 was 682

Gateshead:  1,773 was 1,733

Hartlepool: 778 was 770

Middlesbrough: 1,267 was 1,250

Newcastle: 2,238 was 2,181

North Tyneside: 1,245 was 1,208

North Yorkshire: 3,241 was 3,199

Northumberland: 1,955 was 1,914

Redcar and Cleveland: 847 was 840

South Tyneside: 1,420 was 1,388

Stockton: 1,189 was 1,171  

Sunderland: 2,460 was 2,407 

York: 1,116 was 1,102