NEW figures issued tonight show that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the City of York Council area has started to rise again.

Public Health England said there had been a total of 271 cases by 9am today, up by 13 from 258 cases yesterday.

The figure had remained unchanged for 24 hours yesterday but that appears to have just been a statistical blip.

The figure has risen today in the North Yorkshire County Council area from 872 to 908 and in the East Riding of Yorkshire Council area from 539 to 567.