Coronavirus: New lockdown restrictions begin in North East as Lancashire expected to follow

The measures apply in Northumberland, North and South Tyneside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham.

This will apply in the boroughs of Preston, Lancaster, Wyre, Fylde, Chorley, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Ribble Valley, Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn, and Rossendale.The county has just seen its largest daily rise in new cases so far, recording 250 further infections on Thursday.

Coronavirus cases have been rising across the UK, with a further 3,395 confirmed infections and 21 deaths reported on Thursday.

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