Eighteen more people have died with coronavirus in Cumbria.
The deaths were released today (January 26) by NHS England and Public Health England, taking the total to 909 since the start of the pandemic.
The number of Cumbrian fatalities with Covid-19 on the death certificate for the week ending January 15 was 85.
Daily deaths broken down by area:
Allerdale - 4
Barrow - 5
Carlisle - 4
Copeland - 2
Eden - 0
South Lakeland - 3
The number of new cases in today's figures:
Allerdale - 32
Barrow - 31
Carlisle - 59
Copeland - 20
Eden - 17
South Lakeland - 23
New cases by area for the week ending January 21, accompanied by the rate per 100,000, can be found below: Allerdale - 362 (370.3 per 100,000)
Barrow - 279 (416.1 per 100,000)
Carlisle - 659 (606.4 per 100,000)
Copeland - 251 (368.1 per 100,000)
Eden - 173 (324.9 per 100,000)
South Lakeland - 264 (251.2 per 100,000)
The average rate per 100,000 in England is 403.9.
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