These are the areas of the North East with the highest rates of Covid infections based on positive tests according to the Office for National Statistics. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)These are the areas of the North East with the highest rates of Covid infections based on positive tests according to the Office for National Statistics. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)
These are the areas of the North East with the highest rates of Covid infections based on positive tests according to the Office for National Statistics. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)

Every North East region ranked by current Coronavirus infection rates

Lockdowns are now a thing of the past but Covid is still working its way around the population.

The Office for National Statistics still releases regional statistics related to Coronavirus regularly with data including the percentage and ratio of people testing positive for the virus.

These are the regions across the North East with the highest percentage of people testing positive for Covid 19 for the week ending Tuesday, February 28. The newest version of data splits the regions into six sections. These are:

  • Darlington and County Durham
  • Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • South Tyneside, Sunderland and Gateshead
  • Darlington and County Durham
  • Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • South Tyneside, Sunderland and Gateshead