No new coronavirus deaths recorded

No new coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed at Sunderland’s hospital trust.

NHS England recorded no new coronavirus-related deaths yesterday, at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

The total number of deaths at the trust remains at 322.

In total, 1,377 people who had tested positive for coronavirus have died across the North East’s hospital trusts – a rise of three since Saturday.

Public Health England’s latest data released on Saturday, revealed that three more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Sunderland.

There are now 1,385 confirmed cases in the city.

A further 72 people, who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 27,431.

Patients were aged between 45 and 96 and all had known underlying health conditions.

According to the figures, the breakdown of the number of deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus at North East hospitals includes:

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: Total number of deaths: 195. Deaths announced yesterday: 0. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust: Total number of deaths: 131. Deaths announced yesterday: 2. South Tees NHS Foundation Trust: Total number of deaths: 241. Deaths announced yesterday: 0. Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Total number of deaths: 114. Deaths announced yesterday: 0.