Five more deaths recorded in North Tyneside

There were five more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in North Tyneside.

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter

Published 2nd Mar 2023, 16:31 GMT

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.

There were five more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in North Tyneside.

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 766 people had died in the area by February 16 – up from 761 on the week before.

They were among 10,221 deaths recorded across the North East.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before March 2 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 183,561 deaths were recorded throughout England by February 16.