A FURTHER 1,225 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the North-East and North Yorkshire in the last 24 hours.

In County Durham alone there has been an increase of 276 cases, which brings the rate per 100,000 people to 1,233.9.

The Government said nationally a further 87 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Friday.

This brings the UK total to 42,679.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 58,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

The Government also said that, as of 9am on Friday, there had been a fur-ther 13,864 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK. It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 575,679.

Figures show there were 3,090 Covid-19 patients in hospital in England as of Friday, up from 2,088 a week ago, while 367 Covid-19 hospital patients were in ventilation beds, up from 310 a week ago.

A total of 491 patients with confirmed Covid-19 were admitted to hospitals in England on Wednesday, compared with 328 a week earlier.

Here is a breakdown of the latest confirmed cases within the last 24 hours in the region:

County Durham: 6,541 was 6,265, an increase of 276

Darlington: 1,097 was 1,058, an increase of 39

Gateshead: 2,937 was 2,859, an increase of 78

Hartlepool: 1,294 was 1,271, an increase of 23

Middlesbrough: 2,018 was 1,970, an increase of 48

Newcastle: 5,607 was 5,420, an increase of 187

North Tyneside: 2,415 was 2,339, an increase of 76

North Yorkshire: 4,753 was 4,661, an increase of 92

Northumberland: 3,494 was 3,411, an increase of 83

Redcar and Cleveland: 1,298 was 1,269, an increase of 29

South Tyneside: 2,484 was 2,439, an increase of 45

Stockton: 2,147 was 2,061, an increase of 86

Sunderland: 4,441 was 4,324, an increase of 117

York: 1,884 was 1,838, an increase of 46

Total increase in North-East and North Yorkshire of 1,225