THERE were a further 2,071 cases of coronavirus in the North East and North Yorkshire in the last 24-hours.

Government data said there were a further 60,916 cases in the UK bringing the total to 2,774,479 positive cases.

There were a further 830 deaths in the last 24-hours, bringing the total to 76,305.

There were 3,270 weekly deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate with a total of 82,624 with Covid-19 stated on the death certificate.

Here is a break down of cases in our parts of the North East and North Yorkshire:

Darlington 4,763 was 4,687

County Durham 26,299 was 25,837

Hartlepool 5,964 was 5,882

Middlesbrough 7,646 was 7,529

Redcar and Cleveland 5,856 was 5,791

Stockton 10,165 was 10,061

North Yorkshire 19,353 was 19,014

York 8,080 was 7,891

Newcastle 18,214 was 18,091

North Tyneside 8,604 was 8,540

South Tyneside 8,208 was 8,138

Sunderland 14,628 was 14,440

Northumberland 12,103 was 12,005

Gateshead 9,981 was 9,887

Total increase: 2,071