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COVID cases in the North-East have spiralled to record levels – but a top public health chief says the region is in a “better situation than we…

BBC News Published image captionThe spike in cases is the greatest since an outbreak among returning students last October Newcastle is now the biggest Covid hotspot in England, the city's public health director has said. It comes as provisional data released by the city council on 2 July showed there were 613 new weekly cases per 100,000 people. Official government figures up to 27 June have the city's infection rate as the second highest in England, behind the North West. But Prof Eugene Milne says the latest figures now place it as the highest. The government's website states that Newcastl...

Over-25s in Newcastle urged to book Covid-19 vaccine jab after jump in city's infection rate Virus cases have been on the rise over recent days, while Newcastle continues to lag behind its North East neighbours in rolling out the vaccine 18:00, 9 JUN 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourP...

How Newcastle went from Covid vaccine 'trailblazer' to lagging far behind on jab rollout Just 56% of adults in Newcastle have been given their first dose of a vaccine, far behind all of the city's North East neighbours and the national average 12:00, 5 JUN 2021 Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have ...

Public health chief pleads for caution over Easter weekend as North East Covid infection rate drops The average Covid infection rate across the North East has dipped in recent days after several weeks of staying largely static, ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend 06:00, 1 APR 2021 Director of Public Health at Newcastle City Council, Eugene Milne Join the Secret Elves to get first access to our exclusive reviews of the must-have products this year.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you the...