MORE than 1,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the North-East and North Yorkshire today.
The Government said a further 210 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday, bringing the UK total to 70,405.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 has been mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths that have occurred in recent days, show there have now been 86,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.
The Government said that, as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 34,693 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.
It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 2,256,005.
But the figures for deaths and cases are likely to be higher as Scotland is not releasing death data between December 24 and 28, and Northern Ireland is not providing either case or death data over the same period.
The Government said that, as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 34,693 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.
There were nine deaths recorded by hospital trusts in the region, including six in County Durham and Darlington, one in Newcastle and two in York.
Here is the latest breakdown of cases in the region, by local authority area:
Darlington – 4,176 – an increase of 46
County Durham – 22,978– an increase of 191
Hartlepool – 4,985 – an increase of 40
Middlesbrough – 6,725 – an increase of 40
Redcar and Cleveland – 5,238 – an increase of 29
Stockton – 9,051 – an increase of 41
North Yorkshire – 16,288 – an increase of 184
York – 6,614 – an increase of 88
Newcastle – 17,276 – an increase of 46
North Tyneside – 7,904 – an increase of 56
South Tyneside – 7,247 – an increase of 42
Sunderland – 12,728 – an increase of 88
Northumberland – 10,644 – an increase of 107
Gateshead – 8,863 – an increase of 70
Total: 1,077
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