A FURTHER two people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

Figures published on Wednesday afternoon confirmed the region's hospital death toll had risen to 1,642 deaths since the outbreak began.

The figures are this weeks' lowest day-on-day increases in the number of Covid-19 patient deaths.

A spokesperson for NHS England said: "A further 179 people, who tested positive for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 27,044.

"Patients were aged between 12 and 97 years old.  Four of the 179 patients (aged between 78 and 93) had no known underlying health condition. Their families have been informed."

The total number of patient deaths recorded by each trust - as of 5pm on Tuesday, June 2:

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust - 237 no change

Gateshead Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 130 no change

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – 191 no change

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust – 123 was 122 

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 238 was 237

South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust – 320 no change

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust -113 no change

York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – 210 no change

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust- 66 no change

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (mental health) –  7 no change 

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (mental health) – 7 no change

Total:1,642 was 1,640 the day before

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