Cumbria's public health director recommends people should isolate if they have Covid symptoms.
Mr Cox said the number of Covid cases was causing pressures on the county's hospitals
Cases of Covid in Cumbria could be about four times higher than official figures suggest, according to the county's public health director. Colin Cox said hospital pressures in the county remained as high as they were during the January Omicron peak.Mr Cox said although official figures suggest the rate is below 500 cases per 100,000 population, he believes it could be as high as 2,000 cases a week.
He said: "So my guess is four times higher than official rates and that's translating into high pressures in hospitals. "It really does feel like there are very few tools in the toolbox left and what we recommend is if people have symptoms of Covid and they can't do a test then they should still be isolating until they are better.A recent spike in Covid cases has caused problems, with staff sickness impacting entire supply chains.