A further nine Lincolnshire schools and one nursery have positive cases of coronavirus on Monday.
Lincolnshire County Council said on November 16 that it is working with 90 schools and 10 nurseries with COVID-19 infections.
The latest additions to the county council’s list are Marking Deeping Community Primary School, St Hugh’s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (Lincoln), Stamford Junior School, Belton Lane Primary School (Grantham), Greenfields Academy (Grantham), North Thoresby Primary Academy, The Priory School (Spalding), Washingborough Academy, Theddlethorpe Academy. Of those, Greenfields Academy is listed as closed.
Limes Play and Learn in Louth is the latest nursery to be added to the list.
John Spendluffe Technology College in Alford has at least three positive cases of coronavirus and announced that it will temporarily close for a week from November 16.
De Aston School in Market Rasen, which is already on the council’s list, announced on Sunday that a student in Year 10, who was last in school on November 13, has tested positive for coronavirus.
The positive result came back on November 15 and all Year 10 students have been asked to self-isolate until the end of Friday, November 27.
A letter to parents from headteacher Simon Porter said that the Year 10 student travelled on the Cherry Willingham bus to Wragby last week, but that Public Health guidance advised that only her close contacts on the bus have to isolate, who are all within the Year 10 bubble.
Meanwhile, the Lincolnshire schools currently listed as closed are King Edward VI Grammar (Louth), St Lawrence School (Horncastle), Holton Le Clay Pre-School, Newton on Trent Primary School (Lincoln), John Spendluffe Technology College (Alford), and Greenfields Academy (Grantham).
Andy Fox, consultant in public health, said: “As of this Monday, Lincolnshire’s Health Protection Team is currently working with 90 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.
“The majority of schools remain fully open, and those affected are working really well to limit both the risk of the virus spreading and the impact on the pupils’ education.”
These are the schools with current confirmed cases (new in bold at the top):
Market Deepings Community Primary School
St Hugh’s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy, Lincoln
Stamford Junior School
Belton Lane Primary School, Grantham
Greenfields Academy, Grantham (closed)
North Thoresby Primary Academy
The Priory School, Spalding
Washingborough Academy
Theddlethorpe Academy
Lincoln College
Queen Elizabeth High School, Gainsborough
Kesteven and Sleaford High School
Bluecoat Meres Academy, Grantham
Kesteven and Grantham Girls School
Priory LSST, Lincoln
Boston College
Malcolm Sargent Primary School, Stamford
St George’s Academy, Sleaford
St Peter and St Paul Academy, Lincoln
Stamford Endowed Schools
Branston Community Academy
Grantham College
The King’s School, Grantham
Westgate Academy, Lincoln
William Farr School, Welton, Lincoln
Kisimul School Acacia Hall, Freisthorpe
Leslie Manser Primary, Lincoln
Market Deepings Community Primary
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Horncastle
University Academy Long Sutton
De Aston School, Market Rasen
Bourne Academy
Carre’s Grammar School, Sleaford
Hartsholme Academy, Lincoln
Holbeach Primary Academy
The Deepings School
Spalding High School
Spalding Parish School
William Alvey School, Sleaford
Barnes Wallis Academy, Tattershall
Bourne Grammar School
Spalding Academy
Tedder County Primary School, Ashby de la Launde
Alford Primary School
Caistor Grammar School
St Thomas’ CE Primary Academy, Boston
Whitewood Academy, Gainsborough
Scotter Primary School
The Village Pre-School at Manor Farm, North Hykeham
Bardney CE Primary School
Wragby Primary School
Linchfield Community Primary
The Gainsborough Parish Church CE Primary School
Thomas Cowley High School, Spalding
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Alford
Wyberton Primary School
Burton Hathow Preparatory School
Priory Ruskin Academy, Grantham
Giles Academy, Boston
Branston Junior Academy
Waddingham Primary School
Fosse Way Academy, North Hykeham
St Faith’s Infant and Nursery School
Clough and Risegate Primary School, Spalding
Kirton Primary School
Mablethorpe Primary Academy
Ruskington Chestnut Primary Academy
Louth Academy
The Holt Primary School, Skellingthorpe
St Lawrence School, Horncastle (closed)
Springwell Alternative Academy, Lincoln
Priory City of Lincoln Academy
Holton Le Clay Pre-School (closed)
South View Community Primary School, Crowland
Westmere Primary, Spalding
Ermine Primary Academy, Lincoln
King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth (closed)
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy, North Hykeham
Boston High School
North Kesteven Academy, North Hykeham
Pinchbeck East Primary School
Tower Road Academy, Boston
Newton on Trent Primary School, Lincoln (closed)
Fleet Wood Lane Primary School, Spalding
Colsterworth Primary School
Kidgate Primary Academy, Louth
William Lovell CofE Academy, Stickney
John Spendluffe Technology College, Alford (closed)
Walton Academy, Grantham
St Faith and St Martin Junior School, Lincoln
Public Health are also aware of the following 10 nurseries with positive cases (new in bold at the top):
Limes Play and Learn, Louth
Angels Childcare, Lincoln
Nutwood Day Nursery, Lincoln
Clarence House Day Nursery, Grantham
Elsaforde Nursery, Sleaford
Sunflowers Nursery, Saxilby
Mon Ami Day Nursery, Alford
Young Tots Nursery, Lincoln
Smart Pants Day Nursery, Mablethorpe
White House Farm Day Nursery, Grantham
North East Lincolnshire Council
Humberston Academy has closed to Year 10 pupils after two students tested positive for coronavirus, according Grimsby Live.
North East Lincolnshire Council said on November 2 that it was working with 21 suspected or confirmed cases in education settings in the area.
The council also had notification of three more schools with suspected cases on Tuesday, November 10, but there was no more recent data available by the time of publication.
North Lincolnshire
There have been at least seven schools with publicly confirmed cases in North Lincolnshire since term restarted.
However, the official number of schools currently with cases has not been disclosed. North Lincolnshire Council said it will not provide any data regarding schools in the region with coronavirus cases.
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There have been 1,877 new coronavirus cases and 109 COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire this week.
This comes as Friday saw 396 new cases and 27 deaths in Greater Lincolnshire.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 319 new cases in Lincolnshire, 44 in North Lincolnshire and 33 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Friday, 19 deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, four in North East Lincolnshire and four in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England reported 13 new local hospital deaths on Friday, including nine at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust and four at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
On Friday, national cases increased by 16,298 to 1,690,432 while deaths rose by 504 to 60,617.
Lincolnshire received 20,000 lateral flow (rapid) tests for mass or community testing along with protective and IT equipment. The county can get tests for up to 10% of the population (around 75,000 kits), but it doesn’t yet have the capacity or staff to do so.
A donor centre in Scunthorpe will be one of 14 new locations used to urgently collect blood plasma for COVID-19 treatment trials and potential general use in hospitals.
Greater Lincolnshire entered tier 3 on Wednesday, the toughest restrictions. Here’s everything you need to know about travelling during the festive period.
Nationally, the R (rate of infection) number for Greater Lincolnshire has fallen slightly between 0.8 and 1, meaning for every 10 people who are infected with COVID-19, they will pass it on to eight others.
The UK has said it is “confident” it will have 800,000 vaccine doses by next week – immunisations will start Tuesday. 40 million doses have been ordered.
Here’s Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rate over the last week:
Infection rate from November 27 to December 4. | Data: GOV UK / Table: The Lincolnite
Lincolnshire COVID-19 cases up to December 4. | Data: GOV UK
Lincolnshire COVID-related deaths up to December 4. | Data: GOV UK
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire for Friday, December 4
28,003 cases (up 396)
17,723 in Lincolnshire (up 319)
4,939 in North Lincolnshire (up 44)
5,341 in North East Lincolnshire (up 33)
976 deaths (up 27)
643 from Lincolnshire (up 19)
171 from North Lincolnshire (up four)
162 from North East Lincolnshire (up four)
of which 589 hospital deaths (up 13)
321 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (up nine)
15 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
252 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (up four)
1,690,432 UK cases, 60,617 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.
A breast radiologist at Lincoln County Hospital has been suspended for nine months after turning up for work having drunk a whole bottle of vodka and ending up at A&E.
A Medical Practitioners Tribunal was held between November 12 to 20 to look into allegations that Dr Sarka Bakalarova attended work at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust whilst under the influence of alcohol, which was determined and proved.
She was so intoxicated colleagues realised she “had no idea where she was”.
Dr Bakalarova qualified in 1988 and practiced in Czech Republic as a radiologist from 1989 until 2017. At the time of the alleged events she was working as a locum at ULHT, but after the tribunal the trust said she “will not be coming back”.
Initial concerns were raised with the General Medical Council on November 18, 2018 by the medical director of the trust.
The tribunal received evidence on behalf of the GMC from Mr D, Radiology Operational Manager at ULHT, as well as witness statements from Mr C, General Manager, Clinical Lead and Professional Lead for Diagnostics, and Mr E, Consultant Mammographer.
Mr D’s written account stated: “In my view it was clear that Dr Bakalarova was under the influence at this point. I can’t remember the exact figure of the blood alcohol level, but I know it was very significant, maybe 10 or 11 times the legal limit.
“She was slurring some words quite badly, she had poor balance and she kept repeating things.”
In another witness statement it states that on the journey to A&E she became extremely agitated and repeatedly tried to get off the trolley and refused to let go of a consultant’s arm.
When in A&E she carried on in an agitated and aggressive manner. Occasionally she would fall asleep then awake very confused and agitated again.
The report states that Dr Bakalarova also provided her own witness statement dated October 29, 2020.
A spokesperson for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust said: “Dr Sarka Bakalarova was working at the trust as a locum radiologist in November 2018. She has not worked at the trust since this incident and will not be coming back.”
A “callous” man from Grimsby has been jailed for three years after robbing a 63-year-old woman who was withdrawing cash from an ATM.
Steven McGuire, 40, of Edmonds Way in Grimsby pleaded guilty to the robbery at an earlier court hearing. The robbery happened at Old Market Place in Grimsby on April 12 this year.
McGuire approached the woman and stood behind her, waiting for the money to come out of the ATM. He then pushed the woman over and tried to pull the cash from her hand.
Humberside Police said a violent struggle ensued as the victim held on to the money whilst McGuire continued to try and take it from her.
The woman made several valiant attempts to fend off her attacker before other people saw and heard the struggle.
McGuire left empty handed before being founded and arrested by officers nearby.
Detective Constable Chris Clarke, who investigated the incident, said: “It was an appalling offence committed against a vulnerable lady by a callous man.
“I commend this amazing lady for her courage and strength, not only during the robbery but during the investigation too.
“I hope this sentence will serve as a warning to others. We want people to feel safe in our town centre and we will take every step to bring offenders such as Steven McGuire to justice.”
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