There have been four further deaths among Covid-19 patients across the trust operating hospital services in south Cumbria.

No further deaths among Covid-19 positive patients in hospitals across north Cumbria have been announced today, though today four futher deaths among Covid-19 positive patients at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust were announced.

This trust operates the Furness General Hospital in Barrow, as well as hospital services across the county border in Lancashire.

All four deaths occurred on Saturday.

There have been no further deaths among Covid-19 positive patients at the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven and other hospital services in north Cumbria.

There have been 111 new cases of coronavirus recorded in Cumbria during the last 24 hours, according to the latest data from Public Health England.

The number of daily confirmed cases of coronavirus by Cumbria borough as of 4.11pm on Sunday, October 25:

  • Allerdale: 773 (+19);
  • Barrow-in-Furness: 1,425 (+16);
  • Carlisle: 1,459 (+47);
  • Copeland: 644 (+8);
  • Eden: 504 (+11);
  • South Lakeland: 1,220 (+10);

Three new deaths have been recorded by NHS trusts with hospitals in Cumbria during the weekend.

NHS England figures released on Saturday included a new death at the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - which operates the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven - recorded on October 22.

The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust - which runs hospitals in south Cumbria as well as Lancashire - announced three new deaths in Saturday's figures.

The data shows two of the deaths were recorded on October 23 and one on October 21.