THERE have been 679 further positive coronavirus tests in the North-East and North Yorkshire.
Nationally, the Government said a further 178 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday, bringing the UK total to 120,757.
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 been 140,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Monday, there had been a further 10,641 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
It brings the total to 4,126,150.
Here is a breakdown of cases in the North-East and North Yorkshire:
County Durham: 35,459 was 35,343
Darlington: 6,773 was 6,747
Gateshead: 12,983 was 12,950
Hartlepool: 8,219 was 8,193
Middlesbrough: 11,612 was 11,569
Newcastle: 22,113 was 22,073
North Tyneside: 11,470 was 11,429
Northumberland: 16,237 was 16,180
North Yorkshire: 27,756 was 27,675
Redcar and Cleveland: 8,757 was 8,724
South Tyneside: 10,661 was 10,636
Stockton: 14,510 was 14,454
Sunderland: 20,626 was 20,552
York: 11,749 was 11,721
Total increase: 679
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