THERE were 1,828 new cases of coronavirus recorded in the region today.
The Government said a further 563 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, bringing the UK total to 81,431.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies for deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, together with additional data on deaths in recent days, show there have now been 97,000 deaths involving Covid-19.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 54,940 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK. It brings the total number of cases in the UK to 3,072,349.
The total number of cases recorded in the North East and North Yorkshire since the start of the pandemic is 169,927.
Darlington: 5,085 was 5,030
County Durham: 27,753 was 27,485
Hartlepool: 6,440 was 6,375
Middlesbrough: 8,128 was 8,055
Redcar and Cleveland: 6,254 was 6,200
Stockton: 10,758 was 10,677
North Yorkshire: 21, 225 was 20,876
York: 9,111 was 8,901
Newcastle: 18,788 was 18,671
North Tyneside: 9,011 was 8,907
South Tyneside: 8,629 was 8,570
Sunderland: 15,469 was 15,308
Northumberland: 12,756 was 12,625
Gateshead: 10,520 was 10,419 Total: 169,927 was 168,099
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