MAIL readers have had their say after Cumbria saw Covid infections rise by more than 50 per cent last month.

New Covid-19 infections in Cumbria increased by 15 per cent in the week ending 27 August 27, up from 1,392 to 1,594.

This follows a steady increase in cases week on week, with the county seeing a 54 per cent rise in cases during August.

And Mail readers have given their opinion in the spike in infection rates.

Lori Robinson said: “The problem is that we never get to know figures of how many people need to be hospitalised after two vaccines. This would help us know if more people who haven’t been vaccinated are ending up in hospital and whether the vaccine is working.”

Andy Norman said: “Sweden gained natural immunity by getting on with it and sensible measures i.e. sheltering for the vulnerable, now this doesn’t look good. Israel used the Pfizer vaccine, they were warned about this.”

Boris White said: “We are in more need of common sense.”

Another reader said: “Eighty-seven per cent vaccinated and still the cases go up. Not very good, is it?”

One reader said: “Why are we never told how many of the cases were vaccinated or unvaccinated?

“It matters to a lot of people. If they are unsure of getting it it would really help them if they knew that all those hospitalised were not vaccinated.”

Another said: “When you consider that in January Morecambe Bay were caring for over 220 patients with Covid, I think it's clear to see that vaccines are preventing large numbers being hospitalised.”

New cases increased from the previous week in all Cumbrian districts except Eden, but for the fourth week in a row Allerdale had the greatest number of new cases (up 350 new cases).

Barrow overtook Eden in having the highest rate of new cases (438 new cases per 100,000 population).

And rates in Barrow, Copeland and Allerdale were above both the national and regional average rates (313 and 318 new cases per 100,000 population respectively).