A FURTHER 1,283 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the North-East and North Yorkshire in the last 24 hours.
Another 87 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospital in England.
A further three patients died who had not tested positive for the virus, but Covid-19 was mentioned on their death certificate.
A further 14 deaths were reported at hospitals in the North-East.
Six deaths were reported at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust. Three were recorded at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and two at both the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust and Gateshead Health NHS Trust.
One death was reported at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
Separate figures show there were 3,905 Covid-19 patients in hospital in England as of Tuesday.
Figures for the last 24 hours:
County Durham: 7,612 was 7,328, an increase of 284
Darlington: 1,219 was 1,200 an increase of 19
Gateshead: 3,219 was 3,141 an increase of 78
Hartlepool: 1,442 was 1,402 an increase of 40
Middlesbrough: 2,246 was 2,202 an increase of 44
Newcastle: 6,307 was 6,148 an increase of 159
North Tyneside: 2,683 was 2,626 an increase of 57
North Yorkshire: 5,222 was 5,075 an increase of 147
Northumberland: 3,786 was 3,733, an increase of 53
Redcar and Cleveland: 1,471 was 1,435, an increase of 36
South Tyneside: 2,689 was 2,639, an increase of 50
Stockton: 2,528 was 2,409, an increase of 119
Sunderland: 4,884 was 4,778, an increase of 106
York: 2,190 was 2,099, an increase of 91
Total increase in North-East and North Yorkshire of 1,283
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