THE Government said a further 11 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Wednesday, bringing the UK total to 127,640.
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 2,284 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
It brings the total to 4,441,975.
NHS England data shows a total of 5,640,926 jabs were given to people in London between December 8 and May 11, including 3,777,399 first doses and 1,863,527 second doses.
The breakdown for the North East and Yorkshire: 4,696,299 first and 2,492,775 second doses (7,189,074)
A total of 45,359,338 Covid-19 vaccinations took place in England between December 8 and May 11, according to NHS England data, including first and second doses, which is a rise of 407,430 on the previous day.
NHS England said 29,826,179 were the first dose of a vaccine, a rise of 98,515 on the previous day, while 15,533,159 were a second dose, an increase of 308,915.
There were a further 91 confirmed cases of Covid in the region in the last 24 hours.
Here’s a regional breakdown of the number of cases recorded since the pandemic began:
County Durham: 38,224 was 38,219
Darlington: 7,583 was 7,581
Gateshead: 13,825 was 13,824
Hartlepool 8,947 was 8,944
Middlesbrough: 12,597 was 12,586
Newcastle: 23,868 was 23,847
North Yorkshire: 30,081 was 30,066
North Tyneside: 12,603 was 12,594
Redcar and Cleveland: 9,360 was 9,359
South Tyneside: 11,403 was 11,401
Stockton-on-Tees: 16,016 was 16,011
Sunderland: 22,171 was 22,163
York: 12,329 was 12,321
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