A FURTHER 1,281 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the North-East and North Yorkshire in the last 24-hours.

This brings the total number of cases recorded in the region to 53,205.

There have been a total of 2,894 reported Covid deaths in the North-East since the start of the pandemic and 4,949 in the Yorkshire and Humber, according to the Government’s figures.

There have been 150 further deaths reported in the UK within 28-days of a positive Covid case, bringing the total number up to 43,579.

Here is a breakdown of the latest confirmed cases in the region:

County Durham: 8,724 was 8,516 an increase of 208

Darlington: 1,412 was 1,361 an increase of 51

Gateshead: 3,527 was 3,466 an increase of 61

Hartlepool: 1,664 was 1,604 an increase of 60

Middlesbrough: 2,492 was 2,433 an increase of 59

Newcastle: 6,928 was 6,808 an increase of 120

North Tyneside: 2,953 was 2,888 an increase of 65

North Yorkshire: 5,724 was 5,625 an increase of 99

Northumberland: 4,153 was 4,067 an increase of 86

Redcar and Cleveland: 1,694 was 1,620 an increase of 74

South Tyneside: 2,908 was 2,855 an increase of 53

Stockton: 2,970 was 2,820 an increase of 150

Sunderland: 5,501 was 5,387 an increase of 114 York: 2,555 was 2,474 an increase of 91

Total daily increase in North-East and North Yorkshire: 1,281

Total cases: 53,205