One more death recorded in South Tyneside

There was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in South Tyneside.

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter

Published 12th May 2023, 10:05 BST

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 was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in South Tyneside.

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 713 people had died in the area by April 27 – up from 712 on the week before.

They were among 10,716 deaths recorded across the North East.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before May 11 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 191,016 deaths were recorded throughout England by April 27.