The latest figures, up to December 15, show the number of confirmed and suspected cases in each local authority area across England.
Only one of the region’s councils – County Durham - is in the top 100, while two – Hartlepool and Darlington – are in the bottom ten out of 308.
Southwark in London has the highest number of infections, with a total of 1,247 confirmed and suspected cases, while West Devon has the least, with just seven.
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North East Omnicron cases by local authority
Council: confirmed cases, suspected cases, total, national ranking
County Durham: 133, 87, 220, 79.
Newcastle: 128, 53, 181, 102.
Northumberland: 78, 44, 122, 137.
North Tyneside: 65, 33, 98, 162.
Gateshead: 74, 14, 88, 177.
Sunderland: 59, 18, 77, 194.
Stockton: 37, 22, 59, 227.
Middlesbrough: 26, 15, 41, 260=.
South Tyneside: 35, 6, 41, 260=.
Redcar and Cleveland: 10, 17, 27, 288.
Hartlepool: 13, 5, 18, 301.
Darlington: 10, 2, 12, 305.
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