A TEESSIDE council area is the only one in the region that has reported an increase in Covid infections in the past week - as all other areas report fall.

Most recent figures from Public Health England show that cases in Middlesbrough are up by around 13 per cent compared with figures from the week before.

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

It comes as outdoor hospitality venues and non-essential shops reopened last Monday - just one day before these figures were reported.

It means that it is likely there will be an increase in reported infections as data becomes available for the days following April 12.

All areas apart from Middlesbrough saw up to 53 per cent decline in new infections over the past week, based on the week before.

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

But on Teesside, in Middlesbrough confirmed Covid cases were up in that period.

As a result of the increase, the Covid infection rate in Middlesbrough went up from 32.6 per 100,000 population to 36.9.

Here's how each local authority area compares

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

1. MIDDLESBROUGH 

​Number of cases this week: 52 (up 6)

Covid infection rate: 36.9 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are UP 13.0 per cent

2. HARTLEPOOL 

​Number of cases this week: 33 (down 25)

Covid infection rate: 43.1 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 35.2 per cent

3. NEWCASTLE

​Number of cases this week: 112 (down 14)

Covid infection rate: 37.0 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 11.1 per cent

4. DARLINGTON 

​Number of cases this week: 35 (down 26)

Covid infection rate: 32.8 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 42.6 per cent

5. STOCKTON  

​Number of cases this week: 52 (down 60)

Covid infection rate: 26.3 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 53.6 per cent

6. NORTH TYNESIDE 

​Number of cases this week: 64 (down 9)

Covid infection rate: 30.8 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 12.3 per cent

7. SUNDERLAND 

​Number of cases this week: 70 (down 14)

Covid infection rate: 25.2 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 16.7 per cent

8. NORTHUMBERLAND 

​Number of cases this week: 75 (down 7)

Covid infection rate: 23.3 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 8.5 per cent

9. REDCAR AND CLEVELAND 

​Number of cases this week: 30 (down 1)

Covid infection rate: 21.9 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 3.2 per cent

10. GATESHEAD

​Number of cases this week: 42 (down 8)

Covid infection rate: 20.8 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 16.0 per cent

11. RICHMONDSHIRE 

​Number of cases this week: 11 (up by 0)

Covid infection rate: 20.5 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are THE SAME 

12. COUNTY DURHAM  

​Number of cases this week: 97 (down 59)

Covid infection rate: 18.3 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 37.8 per cent

13. SOUTH TYNESIDE 

​Number of cases this week: 17 (down 19)

Covid infection rate: 11.3 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 52.8 per cent

14. HAMBLETON  

​Number of cases this week: 7 (down 4)

Covid infection rate: 7.6 cases per 100,000 people

Cases are DOWN 36.4 per cent

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