There have been 240 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday and four COVID-19 related deaths across Greater Lincolnshire.
The latest UK coronavirus dashboard figures show 123 cases in Lincolnshire, 68 in North Lincolnshire and 49 in North East Lincolnshire.
It means means there have been 3,349 cases for the month of October.
NHS figures have reported one further deaths at Lincolnshire Community Health Service confirmed on October 19.
Meanwhile, the government’s own death tally, which includes those both in and out of hospitals and those of residents in hospitals outside the county, increased by four.
It includes three Lincolnshire residents and one North East Lincolnshire resident.
How cases have looked since the start of the pandemic. | Image: Public Health England and NHSX
Nationally, cases increased by 21,331 to 762,542, while deaths jumped by 241 to 43,967.
Lincolnshire is currently still on the medium (tier 1) level for the the new three-tier lockdown system of COVID-19 risk, which means it has no extra restrictions on top of the nation-wide ones.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire for Tuesday, October 20
7,941 cases (up 240)
5,223 in Lincolnshire (up 123)
1,662 in North Lincolnshire (up 68)
1,056 in North East Lincolnshire (up 49)
428 deaths (up four)
295 from Lincolnshire (up three)
91 from North Lincolnshire (no change)
42 from North East Lincolnshire (up one)
of which 287 hospital deaths (up one)
153 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)
6 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (up one)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
127 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (no change)
762,542 UK cases, 43,967 deaths
DATA SOURCE — FIGURES CORRECT AT THE TIME OF the latest update. postcode data includes deaths not in healthcare facilities or in hospitals outside authority boundaries.
Nine more schools and three nurseries in Lincolnshire have positive cases of coronavirus on Tuesday.
Lincolnshire County Council said on October 20 that it is working with 77 schools with COVID-19 infections.
There have been 34 schools with cases in North East Lincolnshire since September, with 13 current active, suspected or confirmed cases. There have been at least six schools with cases in North Lincolnshire.
The latest additions to the list are Carre’s Grammar School (Sleaford), Louth Academy, Boston Grammar School, Hartsholme Academy (Lincoln), Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School, Harlaxton Primary School (Grantham), Holbeach Primary Academy and Priory Pembroke Academy (Cherry Willingham), which all remain open.
Little Learners Pre-School in Lincoln has also been added to the list, but is closed, along with Woodlands Academy (Spilsby), Bassingham Pre-School, Hawthorn Tree School (Boston), Springwell Alternative Academy (Grantham) and St George’s Academy (Ruskington).
Andy Fox, consultant in public health, said: “As of this Tuesday, Lincolnshire’s Health Protection Team is currently working with 77 schools that have had confirmed cases of coronavirus.
“All schools are taking action to limit the potential spread of the virus, with some pupils and staff self-isolating as a precaution where necessary.”
Bishop Grosseteste University has three students who are currently self-isolating due to a positive test result. Eight students are currently self-isolating with suspected symptoms and waiting to be tested or to receive a test a result.
Schools with current confirmed cases (new in bold at the top):
Carre’s Grammar School, Sleaford
Louth Academy
Boston Grammar School
Hartsholme Academy, Lincoln
Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School
Harlaxton Primary School, Grantham
Holbeach Primary Academy
Priory Pembroke Academy, Cherry Willingham
Little Learners Pre-School, Lincoln (closed)
Lincoln College
Queen Elizabeth High School, Gainsborough
Hackthorn Primary School
Kesteven and Sleaford High School
Somercotes Academy, North Somercotes
Lincoln Castle Academy
Lincoln Carlton Academy
Bluecoat Meres Academy, Grantham
Dunholme St Chad’s Primary School
Kesteven and Grantham Girls School
Hogsthorpe Primary Academy
Bassingham Pre-School (closed)
Barrowby Primary School
Billingborough Primary School
The Priory Academy LSST
Priory Ruskin Academy, Grantham
Boston College
Hawthorn Tree School, Boston (closed)
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Haven High Academy, Boston
Malcolm Sargent Primary School, Stamford
St George’s Academy, Sleaford
St Peter and St Paul Academy, Lincoln
Kirkstone House School, Baston
Stamford Endowed Schools
Manor Leas Junior School, Lincoln
St Hugh’s Catholic Primary, Lincoln
Ermine Academy, Lincoln
St Giles Academy, Lincoln
Branston Community College Academy
Grantham College
Kelsey Primary School
Birchwood Junior School, Lincoln
Great Steeping Primary School, Spilsby
Walton Academy, Grantham
Wragby Primary School
Woodlands Academy, Spilsby (closed)
Skegness Academy
Blyton Cum Laughton Primary School
Castle Wood Academy, Gainsborough
The King’s School, Grantham
Westgate Academy, Lincoln
William Farr School, Welton, Lincoln
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn, Lincoln
Kisimul School Acacia Hall, Freisthorpe
Leslie Manser Primary, Lincoln
Lincoln St Christopher’s Special School
Long Sutton Primary School
Market Deeping Community Primary
Springwell Alternative Academy, Grantham (closed)
St Nicholas Primary, Boston
Community Learning in Partnership, Gainsborough
Grantham Preparatory International School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Horncastle
St Michael’s Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill
University Academy Long Sutton
Denton Primary School, Grantham
Bridge House Independent School, Boston
Charles Read Academy, Grantham
De Aston School, Market Rasen
The Lancaster School, Lincoln
The St Sebastian Primary School, Grantham
Waddington All Saints Academy
Bourne Academy
Claypole Primary School
St George’s Academy, Ruskington (closed)
Swinderby All Saints Primary School
University Academy Holbeach
Public Health are also aware of the following six nurseries with positive cases (new in bold at the top):
Little Learners Nursery, Skegness
Nutwood Day Nursery, Lincoln
Clarence House Day Nursery, Grantham
Town and Country Kiddies Nursery, Louth
Seashells Nursery, Mablethorpe
Angels Childcare, Lincoln
North East Lincolnshire
There have been 34 schools and education settings with confirmed cases of coronavirus in North East Lincolnshire since September.
There are currently 13 with current active suspected or confirmed cases, although this figure does not include pre-schools/alternative settings.
The following schools, academies and colleges have recorded confirmed COVID-19 cases since September (figures correct as of October 19 with the current suspected or confirmed cases in bold):
Stallingborough Junior and Infant School
Lisle Marsden Academy
Tollbar Academy
Grimsby Institute
Middlethorpe Primary Academy
Signhills Infant Academy
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Cleethorpes Academy
Franklin College
Great Coates Primary
Healing Science Academy
Humberston Academy
William Barcroft Junior School
Humberston CE Primary School
Phoenix Park Academy
John Whitgift Academy
Saint James’s School
Western Primary School
Fairfield Primary Academy
Sevenhills Academy
Signhills Academy
Havelock Academy
Weelsby Academy
Laceby Acres Academy
Scartho Infants
There is also one further school with an active suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case, but it has not yet been publicly named.
In addition, there are also seven pre-school/alternative settings that have had cases since the start of September.
North Lincolnshire
There have been at least six schools with cases in North Lincolnshire since term restarted in September.
In addition, John Leggott College in Scunthorpe has also had a positive case of coronavirus.
However, North Lincolnshire Council said it was unable to provide data regarding schools in the region with coronavirus cases.
A convicted Lincolnshire sex offender who continued to message underage girls after he was released from prison was sent back to jail for four years on Tuesday.
Andrew Martin Cook, now 54, was also given an extended licence sentence of three years on his release from prison after a judge concluded that he was “dangerous” and posed a significant risk to children.
Cook was originally sentenced to four and half years jail in November 2014 after he admitted having sex with an underage girl at an unoccupied property in Lincoln.
On that occasion Cook, then of Newark Road in the city, took the girl to the house where there was a mattress after picking her up from a park.
As part of the sentence Cook was made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which prohibited him from having any unsupervised contact with girls under 16 for ten years.
Lincoln Crown Court heard Cook was released from prison but came to the attention of his risk management officer in February last year while he was living at an address on Britannia Terrace in Gainsborough.
Phil Howes, prosecuting, said his phone was analysed by police and found to contain over 4,000 indecent images of children.
They included 750 in the most serious category, including images of child rape, four prohibited images and one image of extreme pornography.
Cook was again questioned by police in February this year, while living at an address in Lincoln, after he was discovered to have communicated with three underage girls while he was aged between 51 and 53.
The court heard a second phone was seized from him and two of the girls were found to be aged twelve, with the other complainant aged 13.
Mr Howes said Cook asked one of the girls to send him an indecent photograph of herself.
In another comment Cook also asked one of the victims if he could feel under her clothes.
An exchange between Cook and one of the girls came to over 4,000 messages over 107 days.
Michael Cranmer-Brown, mitigating, told the court Cook did not meet up with any of his victims and had tried to seek help after being released from prison.
Cook pleaded guilty to twelve sexual offences including three offences of sexually communicating with a child, one charge of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, and possessing indecent child images, prohibited images and an extreme pornographic image.
Passing sentence Judge John Pini QC said it was clear Cook met the criteria for being dangerous and posed a significant risk to children.
The judge told Cook his exchanges with the girls were “disgusting and deeply perverted.”
Cook was also made the subject of a further ten year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Squirrels in Lincoln were captured having fun with cameras, radios and even miniature shopping trollies.
Colin Bradding, a local photographer, went to Hartsholme Park in the city to capture some footage of the wildlife there, but he found himself even closer than usual to the creatures.
Squirrels were climbing onto his camera lens, exploring the portable radio he brought, and even pushing a tiny shopping trolley with nuts in it.
Why won’t this thing tune! | Photo: Colin Bradding
Trying to get the right angle. | Photo: Colin Bradding
Stay still while I focus the camera. | Photo: Colin Bradding
Just need to check this is still working okay. | Photo: Colin Bradding
Yep, working fine, back to work I go! | Photo: Colin Bradding
Scunthorpe United’s first team manager Neil Cox and his assistant Mark Lillis will miss Tuesday night’s game away against Cheltenham at 6pm over fears of coronavirus.
Mark is awaiting the results of a coronavirus test.
Neil is showing no symptoms, but due to coming into close contact with his assistant he will also have to self-isolate as the club continues to allow Public Health England and EFL guidelines and protocols.
Under-23s manager Russ Wilcox will take charge of the team until Neil and Mark are able to return to their duties.
The League Two club said: “Normally we’d receive the test results within 24 to 48 hours, but because of a backlog in that process the club has been told it may be a wait of up to five days.”
Scunthorpe also confirmed that one of their players has tested positive for COVID-19, but asked that his “request for privacy and confidentially are respected at this time”.
Due to coming into close contact with that player, another member of the squad will also have to self-isolate.
It has since been revealed that the victim is a 26-year-old man, who is being treated in hospital where he is a serious but stable condition.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remain in custody in connection with the shooting incident.
A number of crime scene investigators attended the scene. Forensic examinations have been taking place.
A forensic tent was placed over a Vauxhall Astra, while some residents reportedly said there was a problem with drugs in the area.
A police cordon was put in place, as well as a forensic tent over a car, on Dale Street in Scunthorpe.
A car with a “bullet hole” in a door has become the focus of the police investigation. The hole reportedly appears to have been made by a bullet that can be seen on the rear driver-side door, just above the handle.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Gadd said: “Thankfully, this kind of incident is extremely rare in the area.
“We believe that this was a targeted attack and that there is no risk to the wider public, but I fully appreciate the impact it will have had on the local community and wider Scunthorpe area.
“You will see lots of our officers over the coming days, both as part of our ongoing investigation and to provide reassurance.
“If you have information that you think could assist our investigation, or you have any worries or concerns, please come and talk to us.
“If you don’t want to do it person, you can call our non-emergency 101 line, quoting log number 713 of October 19. If you’d rather not give your name, you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.”
