THERE have been 89 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the region in the last 24-hours.

Nationally, the Government said a further 20 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, bringing the UK total to 126,882.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 150,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

The Government also said that, as of 9am on Tuesday, there had been a further 2,379 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.

It brings the total to 4,364,529.

Numbers for cases and deaths over Easter will be affected by incomplete data plus a longer than usual lag in reporting.

Here is a breakdown by area of cases recorded in the region since the pandemic began.

County Durham 37,698 was 37,676

Darlington: 7,440 was 7,435

Gateshead: 13,681 was 13,674

Hartlepool: 8,810 was 8,808

Middlesbrough: 12,357 was 12,353

Newcastle: 23,286 was 23,282

North Tyneside: 12,365 was 12,357

North Yorkshire: 29,388 was 29,368

Redcar and Cleveland: 9,254 was 9,248

South Tyneside: 11,285 was 11,284

Stockton-on-Tees: 15,746 was 15,739

Sunderland: 21,939 was 21,936

York: 12,219 was 12,219

Total increase on previous day: 89