THERE have been 405 further positive coronavirus tests in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

Nationally, the Government said today a further 215 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, bringing the UK total to 120,580.

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 140,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.

The Government also said that, as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 9,834 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK.

It brings the total in the UK to 4,115,509.

Here's a breakdown of cases in the North-East and North Yorkshire:

County Durham: 35,343 was 35,271

Darlington: 6,747 was 6,739

Gateshead: 12,950 was 12,929

Hartlepool: 8,193 was 8,185

Middlesbrough: 11,569 was 11,544

Newcastle: 22,073 was 22,045

North Tyneside: 11,429 was 11,402

Northumberland: 16,180 was 16,156

North Yorkshire: 27,675 was 27,596

Redcar and Cleveland: 8,724 was 8,716

South Tyneside: 10,636 was 10,623

Stockton: 14,454 was 14,422

Sunderland: 20,552 was 20,521

York: 11,721 was 11,692

Total increase: 405