Coastal covid cases have plummeted in North Tyneside - although infections are surging in a handful of postcodes near the sea.
The virus is currently 'suppressed' in the likes of North Shields and Tynemouth - as well as most of the surrounding estates - as infections continue to fall across the North East.
From Northumberland down to County Durham, cases have fallen in every council area during the past week.
In South Tyneside, Government data shows that cases fell by over 55% over the last seven days.
And with the 'stay home' message now scrapped, thousands are likely to flock to the likes of Tynemouth and Cullercoats over the Bank Holiday weekend.
And by and large, the picture there is positive. However cases have risen by as much as 350% in parts of Cullercoats and Whitley Bay in the last week.
North Tyneside Council insists that sharp rise could be due to multiple factors, and that it is not specifically linked to an outbreak among Whitley Bay High School pupils.
Youngsters are self-isolating after the school confirmed six pupils had tested positive since students broke-up for the Easter break.
"With community transmission, and a very small number of cases, it could be related to a number of factors," said a North Tyneside Council spokesperson.
And while percentage rises appear alarming, cases in Cullercoats and Whitley before this latest outbreak were already very low before this latest outbreak.
While the latest data shows there were nine cases apiece in Cullercoats and Whitley Promenade last week, in the seven days prior, there were two and three respectively.
However, in over a dozen postcodes in North Tyneside, the virus is 'suppressed'. That means there were no more than two cases - and potentially none - in the past week.
(The data, taken from the UK Government's Covid data map, is correct for the week ending March 27.)
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