One more Covid death recorded (Image: Radar)
There was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in Copeland.
The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 335 people had died in the area by March 2 – up from 334 on the week before.
They were among 29,048 deaths recorded across the North West.
The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before March 16 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.
A total of 185,234 deaths were recorded throughout England by March 2.
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