THERE have been a further 481 positive tests for Covid-19 in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

The Government said a further 345 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Friday, bringing the UK total to 122,415.

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 recent deaths, show there have now been 142,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.

The Government also said that, as of 9am on Friday, there had been a further 8,523 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.

It brings the total to 4,163,085.

A total of 16,785,841 Covid-19 vaccinations took place in England between December 8 and February 25, according to provisional NHS England data, including first and second doses, which is a rise of 448,280 on the previous day’s figures.

Of this number, 16,227,104 were the first dose of a vaccine, a rise of 432,112 on the previous day, while 558,737 were a second dose, an increase of 16,168.

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

County Durham: 35,780 was 35,708; Darlington: 6,866 was 6,851; Gateshead: 13,101 was 13,075; Hartlepool: 8,310 was 8,290; Middlesbrough: 11,748 was 11,707; Newcastle: 22,261 was 22,238; North Tyneside: 11,602 was 11,571; Northumberland: 16,407 was 16,363; North Yorkshire: 27,982 was 27,938; Redcar and Cleveland: 8,853 was 8,824; South Tyneside: 10,771 was 10,739; Stockton: 14,665 was 14,617; Sunderland: 20,846 was 20,808; York: 11,823 was 11,805

Total increase:481