Coronavirus news

We have committed to strengthening our already successful partnership with Durham University, by making our joint working agreement even more ambitious for the county's economy and communities.

Thanks to high vaccination coverage in the North East, which is protecting tens of thousands of people from severe illness, hospitalisation or even death, we are in a very different place to when the pandemic began.

Figures show that 25 per cent of 18 to 29-year-olds in County Durham are currently unvaccinated - equivalent to around 21,432 individuals - prompting a new regional campaign to encourage take up.

The Government has today announced that all Covid-19 restrictions will end in England on Thursday.

A holiday let owner in County Durham has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 for breaching coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Patients being treated for long-term effects of coronavirus in County Durham and Darlington are benefitting from a new mental health and wellbeing initiative.

Register Office staff at a North East council are being thanked for their dedicated work during the coronavirus pandemic this National Registrars Day.

Measures put in place to control traffic at Household Waste Recycling Centres at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic have been removed.

A County Durham vaccine bus is being rolled out to encourage more people to get on board with having their COVID-19 jab.

County Durham residents are being urged to stay safe and stay local to prevent coronavirus infection rates rising over the Easter holidays.

The owner of holiday lets in County Durham has been fined and ordered to close their business after it was found to be operating during coronavirus restrictions.

We have successfully obtained a closure order against a County Durham gym for breaching health protection regulations by operating during lockdown.

Great progress is being made in our communities with the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, with many of those in the highest priority groups receiving at least their first dose. We are proud the North East is being recognised for leading the way.

Every single one of us has suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and we have all made sacrifices in an attempt to save as many lives as possible.

Councillors have heard today how attempted coronavirus frauds with a value of almost £800,000 have been prevented since the start of the pandemic.

A North East council is reminding its residents to be watchful for scams and fraud designed to target people during the coronavirus pandemic.

Up to 300 people who attended a charity football match on 30 August at a working men's club on the border of Sunderland and Durham, are being asked to self-isolate for 14 days from the date of the event.