THERE have been an additional 429 cases of coronavirus in the North East and North Yorkshire within the last 24-hours
The Government said a further 104 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday, bringing the UK total to 122,953.
It is the lowest daily figure since October 26, when there were 102 further deaths.
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 143,000 deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Monday, there had been a further 5,455 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
It brings the total to 4,182,009.
Here is a breakdown of cases in the North-East and North Yorkshire:
n County Durham: 36,007 was 35,949
n Darlington: 6,917 was 6,910
n Gateshead: 13,179 was 13,159
n Hartlepool: 8,363 was 8,351
n Middlesbrough: 11,818 was 11,799
n Newcastle: 22,368 was 22,337
n North Tyneside:11,685 was 11,659
n Northumberland: 16,508 was 16,482
n North Yorkshire: 28,118 was 28,075
n Redcar and Cleveland: 8,886 was 8,874
n South Tyneside: 10,836 was 10,826
n Stockton: 14,749 was 14,726
n Sunderland: 20,956 was 20,924
n York: 11,873 was 11,853
Total increase: 429
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