Tragic NHS figures confirm 17 further covid-19 patients lose fight for life on Teesside
The daily figures bring Teesside s tragic hospital death toll to 1,033 since the start of the pandemic
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The death toll on Teesside sadly keeps on climbing as the case total nears 40,000.
Over 40,000 people on Teesside have now tested positive for coronavirus since start of pandemic
Updated public health figures have shown that a further 246 positive covid-19 cases have been confirmed in our area
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Over 40,000 people on Teesside have tested positive for coronavirus since the start of the crisis.
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Here is your evening s roundup of today s top news:
Boris Johnson said he would absolutely support a campaign to erect a statue in honour of Sir Captain Tom Moore, as the nation came together to mark his memory with a clap on Wednesday night.
Russia has contacted Germany to see if it can manufacture its Covid-19 vaccine there the day after clinical trial data showed that its Sputnik-V jab is 91.6 per cent effective.
Sir Tom Moore was a wonderfully optimistic 100-year-old Yorkshireman who s determination lifted the mood of the nation.
I have defended his right to take one last holiday in Barbados with his lovely family and have toasted his extraordinary fundraising efforts.
I understand why people would wish to publicly applaud him on their doorsteps - not least the amazing NHS staff for whom he raised a staggering £33million completing his own garden marathon.
But whilst we exist in this current climate of fear and judgement, it has become socially unacceptable to challenge the overt public narrative of what is right or wrong.
Town by town breakdown of coronavirus cases on Teesside - after 334 new infections recorded
Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, and Hartlepool have all seen increases in the last 24 hours
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