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46 Cumbria areas with coronavirus infection rates above national average

by CWH
10 January 2022
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Cumbria is now inside the 20 worst areas for its rate of coronavirus infection - with 46 communities having a higher case rate than the national average. Pictured is a model of the coronavirus

Cumbria is now inside the 20 worst areas for its rate of coronavirus infection – with 46 communities having a higher case rate than the national average.

The county has the 17th highest rate of infection of all upper-tier local authorities in the UK with 13,406 cases in the week ending January 4 – a case rate of 2,682.4 per 100,000.

This is an increase of 29 per cent on the figure five days earlier, with 10,367 new cases recorded in the week up to New Year’s Eve.

There are 214 upper-tier local authorities in the UK.

Here are the 46 areas in Cumbria with a higher infection rate than the England average of 1,924.4 per 100,000. The number of weekly cases is accompanied by the rate per 100,000 in brackets.

  1. Workington East – 355 (4,553.6 per 100,000)
  2. Workington North & Seaton – 380 (4,169.9 per 100,000)
  3. Egremont & Moor Row – 314 (4,051.6 per 100,000)
  4. Millom & Duddon Valley – 391 (4,002.5 per 100,000)
  5. Harrington, Stainburn & Great Clifton – 287 (3,997.2 per 100,000)
  6. Walney Island South & Barrow Island – 240 (3,924.1 per 100,000)
  7. Dalton South – 215 (3,888.6 per 100,000)
  8. Hensingham, Hillcrest & Aikbank – 384 (3,883.5 per 100,000)
  9. Workington West – 339 (3,866.8 per 100,000)
  10. Mirehouse, Kells & Woodhouse – 382 (3,845.8 per 100,000)
  11. Parkside – 248 (3,791.5 per 100,000)
  12. Whitehaven Harbour & Corkickle – 200 (3,790 per 100,000)
  13. Roose – 282 (3,671.4 per 100,000)
  14. Parton & Distington – 188 (3,654.7 per 100,000)
  15. Walney Island North – 242 (3,633.1 per 100,000)
  16. Cleator Moor, Frizington & Ennerdale – 414 (3,551.5 per 100,000)
  17. Flimby, Ellenborough & Broughton Moor – 233 (3,509 per 100,000)
  18. Hawcoat & Furness Abbey – 262 (3,487 per 100,000)
  19. Orsmgill & Hindpool – 226 (3,458.3 per 100,000)
  20. Abbotsmead & Salthouse – 251 (3,399.7 per 100,000)
  21. Barrow Central – 196 (2,992.4 per 100,000)
  22. Longsowerby & Caldewgate – 215 (2,987.8 per 100,000)
  23. Raffles & Morton – 296 (2,975.5 per 100,000)
  24. Askam & Dalton North – 177 (2,847 per 100,000)
  25. Central Carlisle – 229 (2,830 per 100,000)
  26. Belle Vue & Burgh – 206 (2,763.2 per 100,000)
  27. Kendal South – 235 (2,672 per 100,000)
  28. East Cockermouth & Buttermere – 209 (2,650.9 per 100,000)
  29. Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale – 228 (2,644.1 per 100,000)
  30. Kingmoor, Houghton and Whiteclosegate – 273 (2,618 per 100,000)
  31. West Cockermouth & Great Broughton – 208 (2,564.1 per 100,000)
  32. Garlands & Dalston – 291 (2,528.5 per 100,000)
  33. Swarthmoor & Low Furness – 194 (2,525.1 per 100,000)
  34. Carlisle Belah – 174 (2,474.8 per 100,000)
  35. Ulverston – 193 (2,409.2 per 100,000)
  36. Currock & Upperby – 161 (2,400.5 per 100,000)
  37. Botcherby and Harraby – 206 (2,197.1 per 100,000)
  38. Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby – 120 (2,170.8 per 100,000)
  39. Kendal North & Burneside – 190 (2,166.2 per 100,000)
  40. Kirkby Stephen, Tebay & Brough – 160 (2,104.2 per 100,000)
  41. Kendal Town & Greenside – 178 (2,090.4 per 100,000)
  42. Wetheral, Corby & Geltsdale – 185 (2,084.5 per 100,000)
  43. Wigton & Silloth – 231 (2,079.6 per 100,000)
  44. Longtown & Border – 120 (2,034.2 per 100,000)
  45. Denton Holme and Harraby Green – 191 (2,032.3 per 100,000)
  46. Kendal East & Whinfell – 160 (2,021.5 per 100,000)

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