No further coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed at Northumbria Healthcare hospitals.

NHS England figures show the death toll remains at 724.

Meanwhile, the total number of positive cases of Covid-19 in the county since the start of the pandemic is 17,334, according to Public Health England data.

This is a reduction on the figure reported yesterday (17,354), as the way cases are reported by Public Health England has changed.

Cases that have been identified through a positive rapid lateral flow test have been removed for people who took Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests within 3 days that were all negative.

Northumberland County Council data shows all wards in Tynedale and Ponteland each have 0-4 cases recorded over the most recent seven-day period.