Six new coronavirus related deaths have been recorded at a trust with a hospital in Cumbria.

NHS England reported six new deaths at the Morecambe Bay Trust.

Four deaths were recorded on Friday and two recorded on Thursday.

Three areas in Cumbria have an infection rate of more than 70 cases per 100,000 people according to Public Health England figures.

The data shows that Carlisle currently has the highest infection rate per 100,000 people at 91.1 followed by South Lakeland with 79.

The most recent figures for the last seven days were updated on Friday, 4 December at 4:31pm.

Here's what they show for each area:

  • Allerdale - 65 (66.5 cases per 100,000 people)
  • Barrow - 49 (73.1 cases per 100,000 people)
  • Carlisle - 99 (91.1 cases per 100,000 people)
  • Copeland - 32 (46.9 cases per 100,000 people)
  • Eden - 19 (35.7 cases per 100,000 people)
  • South Lakes - 83 (79 cases per 100,000 people)

Figures for the whole pandemic show that three areas have had more than 2,000 people test positive for coronavirus.

Here's the data for the whole pandemic:

  • Allerdale - 1,481
  • Barrow - 2,000
  • Carlisle - 2,676
  • Copeland - 1,196
  • Eden - 925
  • South Lakes - 2,161

Data published for the week ending 27 November shows a steep drop in the number of new Covid-19 infections being reported.

Colin Cox, Cumbria’s Director of Public Health, said: “This reduction in new infections is very welcome news and shows quite clearly that in Cumbria the lockdown measures achieved their main aim of significantly slowing the spread of the virus."