290 people who tested positive for Covid have died in North East hospitals in February - Chronicle Live

According to data published by NHS England on Sunday, the highest number of deaths have been within the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust this month.

According to data published by NHS England on Sunday, the highest number of deaths were in hospitals within the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, with a figure of 84.

This was followed by 75 deaths within the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which includes the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington, and 65 in the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust - 84