Health leaders have joined together to urge the public to do their bit after a third wave of infections brought a challenge on a scale that we haven’t seen before . The first week in January was Cumbria’s worst week for new Covid-19 infections with 3,499 across the county, which has brought extraordinary pressure on health and care services that has never been experienced before. As well as a tripling of people needing hospital treatment for coronavirus in the last three weeks, the very high level of infection in the community is also having an impact on staffing in all sectors due to the number needing to self-isolate.
Cumbrian NHS heroes were praised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson for their efforts in the national Covid-19 vaccination programme. In a Coronavirus press briefing this evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised Cumbrian NHS teams for their response to the pandemic. The PM mentioned GP teams in Cockermouth as well as North Cumbria Integrated Care Foundation Trust and the NHS North Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group. As he addressed the nation, updating the public on vaccination efforts, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the nation that over 90 per cent of those over the age of 80 have been vaccinated thanks the teams. He said: We have now vaccinated over 3.2 million people across the UK doubling the numbers of last week.