THREE new deaths have been reported in patients with coronavirus.

The North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - which operates the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven - announced three deaths in yesterday's NHS England announcement.

The fatalities were recorded on December 3, December 4 and December 6.

This takes the total number of deaths in patients with coronavirus at the trust since the start of the pandemic to 227.

Here's a breakdown of the data for the past seven days for the week ending December 3:

Allerdale - 67 (68.5 cases per 100,000 people)

Barrow - 52 (77.6 cases per 100,000)

Carlisle - 73 (67.2 cases per 100,000)

Copeland - 28 (41.4 cases per 100,000)

Eden - 27 (50.7 cases per 100,000)

South Lakes - 96 (91.4 cases per 100,000)