THE Government said a further 22 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, bringing the UK total to 127,327.

Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 151,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

The Government also said that, as of 9am on Wednesday, there had been a further 2,396 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.

It brings the total to 4,395,703.

There were a further 137 cases recorded in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

Here is a breakdown of cases in the region:

County Durham: 37,870 was 37,853

Darlington: 7,504 was 7,496

Gateshead: 13,746 was 13,733

Hartlepool: 8,889 was 8,880

Middlesbrough: 12,447 was 12,440

Newcastle: 23,512 was 23,495

North Tyneside: 12,466 was 12,458

North Yorkshire: 29,638 was 29,619

Northumberland: 17,447 was 17,437

Redcar and Cleveland: 9,299 was 9,293

South Tyneside: 11,322 was 11,316

Stockton: 15,859 was 15,851

Sunderland: 22,049 was 22,040

York: 12,211 was 12,201