A FURTHER 881 people have tested positive for Covid in the North-East and North Yorkshire.
The Government has said a further 521 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of today, bringing the UK total to 57,551.
Figures from NHS England show a further 23 people are confirmed to have died with the virus in hospital in the region.
Also as of 9am today, there have been a further 16,022 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.
It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 1,589,301.
Here is a breakdown of new cases by local authority area:
County Durham: 18,847 was 18, 680 – an increase of 167
Darlington: 3,242 was 3,204 - an increase of 38
Gateshead: 7,646 was 7,601– an increase of 45
Hartlepool: 3,825 was 3,787 – an increase of 38
Middlesbrough: 5,506 was 5,465 – an increase of 41
Newcastle: 15,521 was 15,425– an increase of 96
North Tyneside: 6,622 was 6,556– an increase of 66
North Yorkshire: 13,018 was 12, 956– an increase of 62
Northumberland: 8,237 was 8,149– an increase of 88
Redcar and Cleveland: 4,457 was 4,428– an increase of 29
South Tyneside: 5,589 was 5,549 – an increase of 40
Stockton: 7,438 was 7,334– an increase of 104
Sunderland: 10,826 was 10,773 – an increase of 53
York: 5,590 - 5,576 – an increase of 14
Total increase: 881
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