Two COVID-19 cases reported by Trust

Two new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Wearside, while the NHS trust which runs Sunderland’s hospitals has reached its 24th day without recording a death linked to the coronavirus.

The statistics released by NHS England yesterday show no rise in the number of deaths at the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Sunderland Royal, as well as South Tyneside District Hospital.

The total number of deaths remains at 325, with the last death reported on Sunday, June 21. The latest figures also show no rise across the NorthEast, with its total standing at 1,424.

The last death to be recorded at a North East NHS Trust was in County Durham on Wednesday, July 8.

Across the country, NHS

England has said a further 22 people, who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 29,125.

Patients were aged between 54 and 93-years-old and all had known underlying health conditions.

Figures released by Public Health England today show that two new cases have been reported in Sunderland, following on from one new case confirmed on Monday. The total number of cases in the city stands at 1,772.

Two others have been reported in the region, one in Northumberland and another in North Tyneside, bringing the region’ s total to 15,171.

A further four cases were reported yesterday, with one new case in Newcastle, another in Darlington and two in Gateshead.