A FURTHER 592 people have tested positive for Covid in the North-East and North Yorkshire in the last 24 hours.

The Government also said a further 34 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Friday. This brings the UK total to 41,971

The Government also said that as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, taking the overall number of cases confirmed to 429,277.

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 last 24 hours in the North-East and North Yorkshire:

County Durham: 4,556 was 4,478, an increase of 78

Darlington: 768 was 733, an increase of 35

Gateshead: 2,082 was 2,047, an increase of 35

Hartlepool: 889 was 876, an increase of 13

Middlesbrough: 1,403 was 1,372, an increase of 31

Newcastle: 2,986 was 2,889, an increase of 97

North Tyneside: 1,514 was 1,488, an increase of 26

North Yorkshire: 3,560 was 3,505, an increase of 55

Northumberland: 2,397 was 2,331, an increase of 66

Redcar and Cleveland: 921 was 909, an increase of 12

South Tyneside: 1,742 was 1,709, an increase of 33

Stockton: 1,332 was 1,310, an increase of 22

Sunderland: 2,991 was 2,917, an increase of 74

York: 1,224 was 1,209, an increase of 15

Total increase of 592 cases