September 17, 2020 4.41 pm This story is over 41 months old

14 new COVID-19 cases in Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday

No local deaths

There were 14 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday.

The government data showed eight new cases in Lincolnshire and six in North Lincolnshire, but none in North East Lincolnshire.

It means there have been 295 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Greater Lincolnshire so far in September.

Thursday morning health bosses in North Lincolnshire warned the area faced local lockdowns after weekly cases tripled.

Authorities have also revealed 19 schools across Greater Lincolnshire have had positive cases of coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the Lincolnshire Showground testing centre was almost deserted this morning as residents continue to struggle with getting tests.

Nationally, cases increased by 3,395 to 381,614 cases on Thursday, while deaths increased by 21 to 41,705.

There were no further hospital deaths confirmed for the Greater Lincolnshire regions in NHS figures or the government’s own tally, which also includes deaths outside of hospitals or outside the county.


Latest coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire

4,067 cases (up 14)

  • 2,962 in Lincolnshire (up eight)
  • 836 in North Lincolnshire (up six)
  • 269 in North East Lincolnshire (no change)

390 deaths (no change)

  • 267 from Lincolnshire (no change)
  • 89 from North Lincolnshire (no change)
  • 34 from North East Lincolnshire (no change)

of which 268 hospital deaths (no change)

  • 144 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)
  • 4 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
  • 1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
  • 119 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (no change)

381,614 UK cases, 41,705 deaths