Barrow's Covid-19 spike down to hospital testing regime, analysis suggests

Investigation shows rigorous testing at hospital trust led to rise in cases in pariah town'

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During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Barrow-in-Furness was labelled a pariah town" when it emerged the Cumbrian local authority had by far the highest number of positive cases per head of population in England.

Now, analysis of positive tests in Barrow suggests a rigorous testing regime at the local hospital trust can explain much of the greater diagnosis rate.