THERE have been 119 further recorded Covid cases in the region since yesterday.

The Government said a further 40 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Friday, bringing the UK total to 127,385.

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 Thursday, there had been a further 2,678 lab-confirmed cases in the UK. It brings the total to 4,398,431.

A further 19 people died in hospitals in England with a positive Covid test. There were 13 deaths where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate. 

No further deaths were reported at hospitals in the North-East and North Yorkshire. 

Here is a breakdown of cases in the region:

County Durham: 37,919 was 37,896 - an increase of 23

Darlington: 7,510 was 7,506 - an increase of 4

Gateshead: 13,755 was 13,750 - an increase of 5

Hartlepool: 8,897 was 8,895 - an increase of 2

Middlesbrough: 12,454 was 12,450 - an increase of 4

Newcastle: 23,534 was 23,518 - an increase of 16

North Tyneside: 12,477 was 12,472 - an increase of 5

North Yorkshire: 29,699 was 29,678 - an increase of 19

Northumberland: 17,464 was 17,457 - an increase of 7

Redcar and Cleveland: 9,306 was 9,305 an increase of 1

South Tyneside: 11,337 was 11,333  an increase of 4

Stockton: 15,881 was 15,865 - an increase of 16

Sunderland: 22,070 was 22,062 - an increase of 8

York: 12,223 was 12,217 - an increase of 5