The number of coronavirus cases in Northumberland increased by 496 over the weekend, official figures show.

A total of 35,371 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Northumberland when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on September 27 (Monday), up from 34,875 on Friday.

The rate of infection in Northumberland now stands at 10,923 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 11,603.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 100,228 over the period, to 7,701,715.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Northumberland.

The dashboard shows 743 people had died in the area by September 27 (Monday) – which was unchanged from Friday.

It means there have been six deaths in the past week, which is a decrease of eight the previous week.

They were among 6,528 deaths recorded across the North East.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Northumberland.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.