A FURTHER 609 people have tested positive for Covid in the North-East and North Yorkshire.
The Government said that as of 9am on Thursday, there had been a further 6,634 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, taking the overall number of cases confirmed to 416,363.
It said a further 40 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Thursday. This brings the UK total to 41,902.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 57,600 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: 4,397 was 4,316
Darlington: 726 was 717
Gateshead: 2,003 was 1,961
Hartlepool: 863 was 844
Middlesbrough: 1,357 was 1,335
Newcastle: 2,770 was 2,678
North Tyneside: 1,440 was 1,403
North Yorkshire: 3,441 was 3,379
Northumberland: 2,247 was 2,186
Redcar and Cleveland: 899 was 886
South Tyneside: 1,656 was 1,615
Stockton: 1,282 was 1,262
Sunderland: 2,843 was 2,757
York: 1,185 was 1,161
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