THERE were an additional 92 cases of coronavirus in the North East in the last 24-hours.
The Government said a further six people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday, bringing the UK total to 127,434.
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 Monday, there had been a further 2,064 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
It brings the total to 4,406,946.
Government data up to April 25 shows that of the 46,650,008 jabs given in the UK so far, 33,752,885 were first doses – a rise of 79,695 on the previous day.
Some 12,897,123 were second doses, an increase of 260,801.
Here is a break down of the new cases in the last 24-hours:
County Durham: 37,975 was 37,948
Darlington: 7,521 was 7,518
Gateshead: 13,764 was 13,761
Hartlepool: 8,907 was 8,905
Middlesbrough: 12,470 was 12,467
Newcastle: 23,568 was 23,557
North Tyneside: 12,497 was 12,486
Northumberland: 17,476 was 17,469
Redcar and Cleveland: 9,312 was 9,308
South Tyneside: 11,348 was 11,346
Stockton: 15,894 was 15,888
Sunderland: 22,086 was 22,077
York: 12,245 was 12,241
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