A FURTHER 1,147 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

The Government said that, as of 9am on Thursday, there had been a further 20,530 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 830,998.

A further 224 people have also died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19, as of Friday. This brings the UK total to 44,571.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have now been 59,000 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 region:

County Durham: 10,217 was 10,006 an increase of 211

Darlington: 1,695 was 1,637 an increase of 58

Gateshead: 4,093 was 3,990 an increase of 103

Hartlepool: 1,958 was 1,895 an increase of 63

Middlesbrough: ­3,023 was 2,924 an increase of 99

Newcastle: 7,780 was 7,642 an increase of 138

North Tyneside: 3,409 was 3,311 an increase of 98

North Yorkshire: 6,619 was 6,463 an increase of 156

Northumberland: 4,626 was 4,535 an increase of 91

Redcar and Cleveland: 2,117 was 2,052 an increase of 65

South Tyneside: 3,257 was 3,192 an increase of 65

Stockton: 3,733 was 3,574 an increase of 159

Sunderland: 6,276 was 6,149 an increase of 127

York:  3,191was 3,072 an increase of 119

Total increase: 1,147