The 38 Cumbria areas with higher coronavirus rates than national average

Cumbria is now in the top 30 areas for the rate of new coronavirus cases as new figures show 38 areas are above the national average.

The Public Health England data, which shows the number of new cases for the week ending July 14, shows Cumbria has a case rate of 556 per 100,000, making it the 29th worst upper-tier local authority area in the UK.

The England average is 426.1 per 100,000. There were 2,780 new cases in the county during that period.

Here is a list of the areas with case rates above the England average. The number of new cases is accompanied by the rate per 100,000 in brackets:

1. Workington North and Seaton – 96 (1,057.4 per 100,000)
2. Workington West – 89 (1,020.6 per 100,000)
3. Hensingham, Hillcrest and Aikbank – 97 (973.8 per 100,000)
4. Harrington, Stainburn and Great Clifton – 64 (893.1 per 100,000)
5. Maryport, Dearham and Crosby – 79 (867.1 per 100,000)
6. Cleator Moor, Frizington and Ennerdale – 99 (852 per 100,000)
7. Egremont and Moor Row – 64 (823.9 per 100,000)
8. Mirehouse, Kells and Woodhouse – 80 (813.6 per 100,000)
9. Central Carlisle – 66 (804.3 per 100,000)
10. Wigton and Silloth – 89 (802.7 per 100,000)
11. Flimby, Ellenborough and Broughton Moor – 53 (789.4 per 100,000)
12. Workington East – 57 (730.3 per 100,000)
13. Kendal Town and Greenside – 60 (710.3 per 100,000)
14. Kendal South – 62 (708 per 100,000)
15. Keswick and Derwent Valley – 46 (685.6 per 100,000)
16. Brampton and Irthing – 45 (676.6 per 100,000)
17. Kendal East and Whinfell – 53 (670.4 per 100,000)
18. Currock and Upperby – 45 (660.1 per 100,000)
19. Denton Holme and Harraby Green – 61 (641.9 per 100,000)
20. Barrow Central – 42 (637 per 100,000)
21. Raffles and Morton – 60 (610.5 per 100,000)
22. Kendal North and Burneside – 53 (600.8 per 100,000)
23. Kingmoor, Houghton and Whiteclosegate – 59 (598.3 per 100,000)
24. Parton and Distington – 31 (596.3 per 100,000)
25. Belle Vue and Burgh – 43 (572.8 per 100,000)
26. Walney Island North – 38 (563.7 per 100,000)
27. Windermere South and Staveley – 46 (556.9 per 100,000)
28. Longsowerby and Caldewgate – 40 (552.8 per 100,000)
29. Garlands and Dalston – 60 (534.1 per 100,000)
30. Parkside – 35 (530.9 per 100,000)
31. Dalton South – 29 (522 per 100,000)
32. Abbotsmead and Salthouse – 39 (519.9 per 100,000)
33. Longtown and Border – 29 (490.4 per 100,000)
34. Windermere North, Ambleside and Langdales – 31 (483.2 per 100,000)
35. Walney Island South and Barrow Island – 28 (452.3 per 100,000)
36. Hawcoat and Furness Abbey – 34 (451.5 per 100,000)
37. Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale – 27 (435.7 per 100,000)
38. Boltons, Warnell and Solway Coast – 30 (428.2 per 100,000)