But Cumbria’s director of public health Colin Cox said there was nothing for the people of Barrow to worry about.

He said the figures were inflated by a data spike in April, which in turn was caused by a huge amount of testing by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust.

“As this is cumulative cases, this does not come as a surprise at all because of the spike Barrow had in April,” he said.

“The real issue is what is going on right now and last week and the week before that there were no recorded cases in Barrow.

“The spike Barrow had in April was due to a huge amount of testing going on at the trust with their staff and the staffs’ families which flagged a lot of cases for a population size like that.

“The infection rates at the moment there are incredibly low.

“This news is nothing for the people of Barrow to worry about at the moment.”

Simon Fell, MP for Barrow and Furness, said: “Once again this figure highlights the incredible work that our hospital trust has done in testing, testing, testing staff, patients and their families throughout the pandemic.

“UHMBT probably has more insight about this virus than most areas do.

“Cases in Furness remain very low and I’m thankful that, because of the hard work of local people in sticking to the government guidance, we show no sign of being anywhere near a local lockdown at present.”

This week’s report showed that Carlisle is actually the area for concern as Cumbria’s new Covid-19 Health Protection Board published the first of what will be weekly updates on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cumbria.

The report draws together publicly available data to provide an overview of the number and rate of new Covid-19 cases and contact tracing activity.

The update includes the latest data for Carlisle, which last week prompted public health leaders to issue a warning for people to ensure they were following the guidance fully to stop further infection spread.

“It’s important that the public have access to clear information about what is going on and can act accordingly,” said Mr Cox.

“Apart from Carlisle, Cumbria is seeing very low numbers of new infections and this is good news.”

Key messages to staying safe are washing hands regularly, observing social distancing rules, wearing face masks or coverings in enclosed public spaces, get tested if you have symptoms, and self-isolate if asked to do so.