The number of coronavirus cases in South Lakeland increased by 99 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.

A total of 20,445 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in South Lakeland when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on January 28 (Friday), up from 20,346 on Thursday.

The rate of infection in South Lakeland now stands at 19,489 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 24,571.

However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in South Lakeland.

The dashboard shows 265 people had died in the area by January 28 (Friday) – which was unchanged from Thursday.

It means there have been six deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on eight the previous week.

They were among 21,919 deaths recorded across the North West.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in South Lakeland.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.

The figures also show that nearly nine in 10 people in South Lakeland have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The latest figures show 83,248 people had received both jabs by January 27 (Thursday) – 85% of those aged 12 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.