COVID-19 cases continued to drop with only 69 cases for the week ending 9 April.
A new Chairman and Vice Chairman of Cumbria County Council have been appointed at this year’s Annual General Meeting.
Public invited to have their say on latest plans to improve the A595 at Bothel
As the news travels of the death of HRH. The Duke of Edinburgh, Cumbria pays tribute to a Prince whose influence on our national life cannot be underestimated.
As the county prepares for the next step in the easing of lockdown rules new COVID-19 cases dropped to numbers last seen in September, with 81 new infections recorded in week ending 2 April, down from 134 the previous week.
Ahead of the Easter holidays Cumbria’s Local Resilience Forum is reassuring residents that plans are in place to manage the expected increase in visitor numbers to the county.
Despite a small increase in the number of new cases in the county in week ending 26 March, from 114 to 134, the overall infection rate has remained low (27/100k) and well below the England and North West regional average (56/100k and 70/100k respectively).
With lockdown rules now allowing people to meet outside in groups of up to six people, or two households, Cumbria County Council’s 11 rapid-result COVID-19 test centres are now able to offer tests to all Cumbrians.