Drinkers who visited three pubs in Carlisle are urged to get tested for coronavirus after group of six punters who also went to a house party are infected with Covid-19
- Cumbria County Council is asking people who attended three pubs to get tested
- This includes visits to Lloyds Bar, The Museum and The Turf on certain dates
- It comes after ‘small but concerning rise’ in infections in the area earlier this month
Pubgoers in Carlisle are being urged to get tested for coronavirus after contact tracers established a link between cases.
Drinkers who visited Lloyds Bar on Saturday July 11, The Museum on Monday July 13 or The Turf on July 9, 10 or 13 are advised to get tested as a precaution.
Cumbria County Council is asking people to get a test even if they do not have symptoms if they visited the pubs on the specified dates.
It comes after a ‘small but concerning rise’ in the number of Covid-19 infections in the area was reported earlier in the month.
Drinkers who visited Lloyds Bar, The William Rufus, on Saturday July 11 are advised to take a coronavirus test
Contract tracers have established links between six people who tested positive for the virus who visited the pubs and attended a house party.
Coronavirus lockdown guidelines were relaxed earlier this month, with many businesses such as pubs reopening from July 4.
A council spokesman said: ‘Local contact tracers have established links between a group of people who visited the pubs as well as attending a local house party and who have since tested positive.
‘A total of six people associated with this group have tested positive and their contacts are now being actively traced and provided with advice.’
Punters who visited The Museum in Carlisle on Monday July 13 are advised to get tested as a precaution
Cumbria’s director of public health Colin Cox said: ‘This was always the risk as lockdown restrictions eased.
‘We now have a situation where the virus has been passing between people in the community and this is something we do not want.
‘To keep our communities safe we need people to take this seriously and follow the guidance.
‘People may think that six positive cases is not many, but once you start to map out who those six have been in contact with, then the number of potential contacts rapidly increases.
Pubgoers who drank at The Turf in Carlisle on July 9, 10 or 13 are advised to get a coronavirus test even if they don’t have symptoms
‘To help us get on top of the situation we’re asking people who were at these pubs to get tested, and if they are positive then to get in touch with the local Cumbria County Council Covid-19 call centre on 0800 783 1968 so they can ensure people get the advice they need and their contacts can be traced.’
Earlier in July, residents were warned to keep following public health guidance after infection rates in Carlisle started to rise.
In the week ending July 3, there were 18 new cases per 100,000 residents in Carlisle compared to 6 for the rate of new cases in England.
The previous week ending June 26 there were 8 new cases per 100,000 residents in Carlisle.