The Government said a further 10 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, bringing the UK total to 127,270.
Separate figures published by the UK’s statistics agencies show there have been 151,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The Government also said that, as of 9am on Sunday, there had been a further 1,882 lab-confirmed cases in the UK.
It brings the total to 4,387,820.
In the North East, Newcastle has the highest number of cases with 39.0 per 100,000 while South Tyneside has the fewest with an infection rate of 11.3 cases per 100,000.
Sunderland is the only area in the region to see an increase in the number of cases rising from 29.2 per 100,000 to 30.2 per 100,000.
Here are the rates for every area in the region, from left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to April 12; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to April 12; rate of new cases in the seven days to April 5; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to April 5.
Newcastle upon Tyne, 39.0, (118), 42.6, (129)
Sunderland, 30.2, (84), 29.2, (81)
North Tyneside, 35.1, (73), 37.5, (78)
Northumberland, 25.1, (81), 24.2, (78)
Gateshead, 21.8, (44), 29.2, (59)
County Durham, 20.4, (108), 32.8, (174)
South Tyneside, 11.3, (17), 24.5, (37)
