Twenty-five more Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in North East hospitals by NHS England.
NHS England NHS England has announced 366 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 21,750.
Of those 366 deaths, 66 occurred on May 4, 127 occurred on May 3, 54 occurred on May 2 and 29 occurred on May 1.
The figures also show 85 of the new deaths took place in April while the remaining five deaths occurred in March, with the earliest new death taking place on March 19.
In the North East, South Tees had the highest figure on Tuesday with seven while South Tyneside and Sunderland had six.
North East deaths by NHS trust:
County Durham and Darlington - 1
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear - 0
Gateshead - 4
Northumbria - 4
South Tyneside and Sunderland - 6
Newcastle - 1
North Tees and Hartlepool - 1
South Tees - 7
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys - 1
Meanwhile, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show there were 29,648 deaths registered in England and Wales with Covid-19 referenced on death certificates, as of May 2.
It takes the UK total past 32,000 when you add deaths in Scotland and Northern Ireland, making it the highest in Europe after surpassing Italy's death toll.
