Tributes have been paid to a much-loved colleague and caring health care assistant who has died with coronavirus. Linda Parkinson, who was working on the Larch C ward at the Cumberland Infirmary, passed away with Covid-19 last week. A statement from North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust said: It is with great sadness that we share the news that a much-loved colleague, Linda Parkinson passed away last week with Covid-19. Linda was a health care assistant on Larch C at the Cumberland Infirmary and has worked at the hospital for over 30 years. She was a dedicated and long-serving member of our organisation who was valued by her colleagues and the wider organisation, and her loss will be felt greatly by us all.