OFFICIAL Government figures show a further 27 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, bringing the UK total to 127,570.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 152,000 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 2,144 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
A total of 42,408,492 Covid-19 vaccinations took place in England between December 8 and May 4, according to NHS England data, including first and second doses, which is a rise of 310,900 on the previous day.
NHS England said 29,124,310 were the first dose of a vaccine, a rise of 99,261 on the previous day, while 13,284,182 were a second dose, an increase of 211,639.
There were a further 215 confirmed cases of Covid across the North-East and North Yorkshire in the last 24 hours.
The breakdown is as follows:
County Durham – 38,149 was 38,110
Darlington – 7,560 was 7,553
Gateshead – 13,800 was 13,792
Hartlepool – 8,935 was 8,929
Middlesbrough – 12,527 was 12,509
North Yorkshire – 29,972 was 29,936
North Tyneside – 12,550 was 12,532
Newcastle upon Tyne 23,735 – was 23,699
Redcar and Cleveland – 9,334 was 9,329
South Tyneside – 11,379 was 11,369
Stockton-on-Tees – 15,959 was 15,941
Sunderland – 22,132 was 22,126
York – 12,290 was 12,283
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