A FURTHER 715 people have tested positive for Covid in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

A further 43 people who tested positive for coronavirus have also died in hospital in England, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 30,005, NHS England said on Wednesday.

Patients were aged between 43 and 98 years old and all except one (aged 72) had known underlying health conditions.

The deaths were between August 22 and September 29.

Five other deaths were reported with no positive Covid-19 test result.

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

County Durham: 4,807 was 4,735

 Darlington: 832 was 807

Gateshead:  2,220 was 2,196

Hartlepool: 970 was 935

Middlesbrough: 1,502 was 1,471

Newcastle: 3,439 was 3,317

North Tyneside: 1,679 was 1,630

North Yorkshire: 3,766 was 3,699

Northumberland: 2,639 was 2,576

Redcar and Cleveland: 981 was 961

South Tyneside: 1,887 was 1,847

Stockton-on-Tees: 1,458 was 1,426

Sunderland: was 3,196 was 3,098

York: 1,309 was 1,272