ANOTHER coronavirus death was recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Northumberland.

A total of 1,054 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on May 26 (Thursday) – up from 1,053 on Wednesday.

They were among 8,641 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.

A total of 155,142 deaths were recorded throughout England by May 26 (Thursday) – up from 155,082 on Wednesday.

It comes as Northumbria Healthcare Trust was caring for 39 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday - the latest figures avaliable.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on May 24 was down from 51 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 50 per cent in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 78.

Across England, there were 4,639 people in hospital with Covid as of May 24, with 142 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 59 per cent in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 49 per cent.

The figures also show that 71 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the week to May 22. This was up from 64 in the previous seven days.