FOURTEEN more coronavirus cases were confirmed this afternoon in North Yorkshire and York - after 20 new cases over the weekend.

Public Health England said a total of 967 Covid-19 cases had now been confirmed in the City of York Council area, three more than yesterday and six more than the figure of 961 on Friday evening.

The latest increase gave York a rate of 459.1 cases per 100,000 population, which compared with an average of 515.5 cases per 100,000 population across the whole of England.

PHE said 2,738 cases had been confirmed in the North Yorkshire County Council area, up by 11 on the figure for yesterday and by 28 on Friday's figure of 2,710.

It said 1,709 cases had been confirmed in the East Riding of Yorkshire Council area, up by one on yesterday's figure and by four on Friday’s figure of 1,705.

One district in North Yorkshire which appears to be experiencing a notable increase in cases is Hambleton, which had five more cases confirmed today, taking its total to 337, after having had five more cases confirmed over the weekend.

Ryedale had no more cases today after one additional case over the weekend, leaving the total for the district at 143, while the Selby district had two more cases confirmed today after four over the weekend, taking its total to 342.