THERE have been a further 588 positive tests for Covid-19 in the North-East and North Yorkshire.
Nationally, the Government said a further 442 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, bringing the UK total to 121,747.
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 142,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Wednesday, there had been a further 9,938 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
It brings the UK total to 4,144,577.
Here is a breakdown of cases in the North-East and North Yorkshire:
County Durham: 35,639 was 35,552
Darlington: 6,836 was 6,801
Gateshead: 13,040 was 13,016
Hartlepool: 8,268 was 8,246
Middlesbrough: 11,680 was 11,638
Newcastle: 22,198 was 22,154
North Tyneside: 11,529 was 11,506
Northumberland: 16,320 was 16,277
North Yorkshire: 27,892 was 27,809
Redcar and Cleveland: 8,803 was 8,771
South Tyneside: 10,706 was 10,686
Stockton: 14,586 was 14,540
Sunderland: 20,766 was 20,701
York: 11,789 was 11,767
Total increase: 588
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