THERE have been 610 further positive coronavirus tests in the North-East and North Yorkshire.
Nationally, the Government said a further 445 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Saturday, bringing the UK total to 120,365.
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 139,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Saturday, there had been a further 10,406 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.
It brings the total in the UK to 4,105,675.
A breakdown of cases in the North-East and North Yorkshire is as follows:
County Durham: 35,271 was 35,184
Darlington: 6,739 was 6,720
Gateshead: 12,929 was 12,907
Hartlepool: 8,185 was 8,158
Middlesbrough: 11,544 was 11,492
Newcastle: 22,045 was 22,001
North Tyneside: 11,402 was 11,353
Northumberland: 16,156 was 16,111
North Yorkshire: 27,596 was 27,535
Redcar and Cleveland: 8,716 was 8,690
South Tyneside: 10,623 was 10,590
Stockton: 14,422 was 14,376
Sunderland: 20,521 was 20,454
York: 11,692 was 11,660
Total increase 610
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