THERE have been a further 83 cases of Covid-19 in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

A further 2,193 people tested positive for the virus across the UK.

It brings the total to 4,446,824.

The Government said a further 17 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Friday, bringing the UK total to 127,668.

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.

There were a further seven deaths at hospitals in England, including one at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

 

A breakdown of the number of cases in the region since the pandemic began are:

County Durham: 38,258 was 38,245, an increase of  13

Darlington: 7,586 was 7,585, an increase of 1

Gateshead: 13,834 was13,828, an increase of 6

Hartlepool: 8,950 was 8,949, an increase of 1

Middlesbrough: 12, 610 was 12,610, an increase of 0

Newcastle: 23,906 was 23,888, an increase of 18

North Tyneside: 12,634 was 12,617, an increase of 17

North Yorkshire: 30, 138 was 30,126, an increase of 4

Northumberland: 17,617 was 17,608, an increase of 9

Redcar and Cleveland: 9,365 was 9,364; an increase of 1

South Tyneside: 11,411 was 11,409, an increase of 2

Stockton: 16,027 was 16,024, an increase of 3

Sunderland: 22,178 was 22,175, an increase of 3

York: 12,339 was 12,334, an increase of 5

Total: 83