The number of coronavirus cases in Carlisle increased by 85 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 10,540 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Carlisle when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on July 20 (Tuesday), up from 10,455 on Monday.

The rate of infection in Carlisle now stands at 9,698 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the England average of 8,550.

Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 46,125 over the period, to 5,519,602.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Carlisle.

The dashboard shows 314 people had died in the area by July 20 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week, they were among 18,248 deaths in the North West.