Covid-19 cases are continuing to drop across the county as 69 cases were recorded for the week ending April 9.

Although there were some variations between districts, the infection rate in Cumbria (which was 14 cases per 100,000 people), with the exception of Copeland, remains below the national and regional averages.

Copeland's rate was above the national average but equal to the regional average with 27 new cases which was 31 new cases per 100,000 people.

The number of patients in hospital and new admissions to hospital continues to decrease and there are no current outbreaks across care homes in the county.

This week (April 12) saw a further easing of lockdown restrictions with non-essential retail opening as well as hospitality venues opening outdoor seating.

Social contact rules remain unchanged, people can still only meet in groups of up to 6 people, or two households, outdoors.

Colin Cox, Cumbria’s Director of Public Health, said: “The number of new cases remains low and that is excellent news but we cannot take this for granted, especially now that restrictions have been eased a little more. I am continuing to ask people to remember to follow the social contact rules to help drive infections down even further."