THE Government said a further 11 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, bringing the UK total to 127,428.
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 Sunday, there had been a further 1,712 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
It brings the total to 4,404,882.
A total of 38,792,402 Covid-19 vaccinations took place in England between December 8 and April 24, according to NHS England data, including first and second doses, which is a rise of 602,866 on the previous day.
NHS England said 28,227,710 were the first dose of a vaccine, a rise of 124,858 on the previous day, while 10,564,692 were a second dose, an increase of 478,008.
NHS England data shows a total of 6,195,201 jabs were given to people in the North East and Yorkshire between December 8 and April 24, including 4,472,668 first doses and 1,722,533 second doses.
Over the weekend, in the North-East and North Yorkshire there have been a further 204 cases of Covid-19 reported to authorities.
Here is a break down of the new cases since Friday:
County Durham: 37,948 was 37,919
Darlington: 7,518 was 7,510
Gateshead: 13,761 was 13,755
Hartlepool: 8,905 was 8,897
Middlesbrough: 12,467 was 12,454
Newcastle: 23,557 was 23,534
North Tyneside: 12,486 was 12,477
North Yorkshire: 29,759 was 29,699
Northumberland: 17,469 was 17,464
Redcar and Cleveland: 9,308 was 9,306
South Tyneside: 11,346 was 11,337
Stockton: 15,888 was 15,881
Sunderland: 22,077 was 22,070
York: 12,241 was 12,223
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