The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Cumbria increased by 78 over the last 24 hours, official figures show.
Public Health England figures show that 3,981 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am today in Cumbria, up from 3,903 the same time yesterday.
The health body is now including Pillar 2 tests – those carried out by commercial partners – alongside Pillar 1 tests, which are analysed in NHS or PHE laboratories and which made up the first stage of the Government’s mass testing programme.
The rate of infection in Cumbria now stands at 796 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the England average of 807.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 14,542 over the period to 530,113.
It comes after an error which saw 15,841 cases go unreported between September 25 and October 2 because of problems in handling an Excel spreadsheet.
Cumbria’s cases were among the 106,172 recorded across the North West, a figure which rose by 4,441 over the last 24 hours.
Cumulative case counts include patients who are currently unwell, have recovered and those that have died.
