DARLINGTON is the only council area that has reported a rise in the number of new Covid infections as all other areas across the region report a drop.

Most recent figures from Public Health England show that cases in Darlington are up by around 10 per cent compared with figures from the previous week.

The figures, which show the picture from the seven days leading to April 4, compared with the previous seven days, show a decline in 13 out of 14 of our council areas.

It comes as Durham's Public Health Director, Amanda Healy last night welcomed a fall in infection rates across the area, but urged people to remain cautious ahead of April 12.

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From Monday, hospitality venues will be permitted to serve food and drink outdoors and non-essential retail will be allowed to reopen in the next step of the easing of rules. 

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But a sign that lockdown restrictions paired with the rollout of the vaccine across the North-East could be showing their mark, Covid rates have continued to fall.

All areas apart from Darlington have seen between a 12 and 45 and per cent decline in new cases over the past week, based on the week before.

Stockton and County Durham have both witnessed the largest decline in new cases with 70 and 108 fewer cases respectively.

But in Darlington, which has continued to see a fall in cases generally since the introduction of the third national lockdown, cases were up in that period.

As a result of the increase, the Covid infection rate in Darlington went up from 61.8 per 100,000 population to 68.4.

Here's how each local authority area compares

In order of Covid infection rates across the North-East and North Yorkshire

1. DARLINGTON 

​Number of cases this week: 73 (up 7)

Covid infection rate: 68.4 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are UP 10.6 per cent

2. STOCKTON  

​Number of cases this week: 129 (down 70)

Covid infection rate: 65.4 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 35.2 per cent

3. HARTLEPOOL 

​Number of cases this week: 60 (down 22)

Covid infection rate: 64.1 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 26.8 per cent

4. NEWCASTLE 

​Number of cases this week: 135 (down 20)

Covid infection rate: 44.6 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 12.9 per cent

5. MIDDLESBROUGH 

​Number of cases this week: 58 (down 22)

Covid infection rate: 41.1 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 27.5 per cent

6. NORTH TYNESIDE 

​Number of cases this week: 80 (down 33)

Covid infection rate: 38.5 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 29.2 per cent

7. GATESHEAD 

​Number of cases this week: 72 (down 10)

Covid infection rate: 35.6 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 12.2 per cent

8. COUNTY DURHAM 

​Number of cases this week: 183 (down 108)

Covid infection rate: 34.5 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 37.1 per cent

9. SUNDERLAND 

​Number of cases this week: 94 (down 65)

Covid infection rate: 33.8 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 40.9 per cent

10. SOUTH TYNESIDE 

​Number of cases this week: 44 (down 15)

Covid infection rate: 29.1 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 25.4 per cent

11. NORTHUMBERLAND 

​Number of cases this week: 82 (down 69)

Covid infection rate: 25.4 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 45.7 per cent

12. REDCAR AND CLEVELAND

​Number of cases this week: 33 (down 19)

Covid infection rate: 24.1 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 36.5 per cent

13. HAMBLETON 

​Number of cases this week: 17 (down 4)

Covid infection rate: 18.6 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 19 per cent

14. RICHMONDSHIRE

​Number of cases this week: 10 (down 5)

Covid infection rate: 18.6 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 33.3 per cent

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