Cumbria’s Director of Public Health, Colin Cox believes the county has reached the peak of the current wave despite the number of new cases remaining high in the latest figures.
New cases of COVID-19 in Cumbria have skyrocketed as 10,367 new cases were recorded in the week ending 31 December - an increase of 5,701 or 122% compared to the week previous (4,666 new cases).
New COVID-19 cases rose in Cumbria for the first time since late October, as the Government announced further measures to combat the spread of the Omicron variant.
Cases of COVID-19 have fallen again in Cumbria this week with 1,371 new cases recorded - a decrease of 282 or 17% compared to the previous week.
New COVID-19 infections almost doubled in week ending 18 June with 382 new cases, up from 198 the previous week. New cases have approximately doubled in each of the last three weeks.
Cumbria County Council and NHS Test and Trace are asking every person living and working in Cumbria between the ages of 12 and 30 to get a PCR test for COVID-19, even if they do not have symptoms.
The people leading Cumbria’s response to the covid pandemic are calling on all Cumbrians to take steps in response to the spread of the new Delta variant of the covid virus.
New COVID-19 cases in Cumbria remained low in week ending 28 May with just 40 new cases recorded, compared to 39 in the previous week.
