11 new coronavirus deaths recorded

A further 11 people have died in the care of the NHS trust which covers Sunderland.

The latest figures show that means 208 people have died in hospitals covered by South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

Thetrust-wideriseispart of a regional increase of 33 deaths to 809 COVID-19 fatalities.

It comes as NHS England confirmed a further 665 people, who had tested positive for coronavirus had died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 16,272.

Patients were aged between 26 and 102 and 26 of those patients, who were aged between 48 and 95, had no known underlying health condition.

In total, 809 people who had tested positive for coronavirus have died across the North East’s hospital trusts.

According to the figures from NHS England released yesterday, the breakdown of the number of deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus at North East hospitals is as follows:

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust: Total number of deaths: 208. Number of deaths announced on April 22: 11. Northumbria Healthcare: Total deaths: 115. Deaths announced on April 22: 3. North Tees and Hartlepool: Total deaths: 55. Deaths announced April 22: 0. South Tees: Total deaths: 151. Deaths announced April 22: 10. Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals: Total deaths: 72. Deaths announced April 22: 2. County Durham and Darlington: Total deaths: 124. Deaths announced April 22: 4. Gateshead Health: Total deaths: 84. Deaths announced April 22: 3.