There have been 14 new cases of coronavirus in Greater Lincolnshire on Wednesday.
The latest government figures show 13 new COVID-19 positive cases in Lincolnshire, and one in North East Lincolnshire.
North Lincolnshire saw no additional cases reported today.
The current breakdown of the region’s 3,698 cumulative cases is:
2,688 in Lincolnshire (up from 2,675)
767 in North Lincolnshire (no change)
243 in North East Lincolnshire (up from 242)
Hospital data also confirmed no further deaths in their latest figures, meaning 33 days without fatalities.
The government’s own dashboard, which includes deaths of Greater Lincolnshire residents which take place outside of hospital or in facilities outside the county, also showed no new deaths.
On Tuesday, it was revealed that 76 previously reported COVID-19 deaths across the region had been wiped from the statistics following a government review last month.
Nationally, government data showed cases increased Wednesday by 1,508 to 338,676 and deaths rose by 10 to 41,514.
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