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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A 54-year-old man from North Lincolnshire has died after his motorbike crashed with a Royal Mail post van on the A631 near Glentham.
A yellow Ducati motorbike was travelling south, along the A631 from Bishopbridge towards Glentham, when it was involved in a collision with the van that was going in the same direction at around 4pm on Thursday, April 15.
The motorbike rider died at the scene despite efforts to save him, police said.
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage. The force’s investigation team would like to speak to anyone that hasn’t already come forward, who either witnessed the crash or either vehicle prior to it.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage should contact police on 101 or via email at [email protected] quoting incident number 269 of April 15.
Alternatively, it can be reported through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online here.
This comes after a further two fatal crashes earlier this week. A man died after falling from his pedal bike in Branston on Wednesday and a 34-year-old male died after a crash involving two motorbikes near Gainsborough.
A second Kill The Bill protest has been announced in Lincoln this weekend on Saturday, after it was originally planned to take place on Monday.
The protest will take place at 2pm on Saturday, April 17 at Speakers Corner on Lincoln High Street, as part of a national day of action against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
The first Kill The Bill protest in Lincoln on April 3 was peaceful, with hundreds of people attending the same location.
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
An initial date of Monday, April 19 had been suggested for the second Lincoln march, with Lincolnshire Police confirming the protest would take place on this day.
However, people who wanted to stress that there are “no organisers, planning groups or figureheads” behind the demonstration contacted The Lincolnite to confirm the date as April 17.
In an attached risk assessment for the event, anyone attending is being asked to wear face coverings and maintain a 2m social distance at all times to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Hundreds attended the first protest on April 3, making a stand peacefully while gathering at Speakers’ Corner with a megaphone.
Demonstrations have continued across the country to rally against the proposed bill, with protests now permitted under the new coronavirus rules brought in since March 29.
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill would give police greater powers to crack down on protests, and also includes potential jail sentences for defacing or damaging monuments and statues.
What’s in the new policing bill?
Police get more power to impose conditions on non-violent protests, including those which are deemed too noisy or a nuisance
Anyone refusing to follow police directions about a protest could be fined up to £2,500
It also gives police more power to deal with “static protests” such as “sit-ins”, referencing the Extinction Rebellion protests which, the bill states, cost £16 million to police
Protesting around the UK Parliament will also be outlawed by ensuring vehicle access is maintained.
The rules set out in the bill can be applied to a demonstration of just one person.
The Home Office insists it will respect the human right to protest as set out in the Human Rights Act.
There have been 63 new coronavirus cases and one COVID-related death in Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday, compared to 93 cases and no deaths this time last week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 40 new cases in Lincolnshire, 13 in North Lincolnshire and 10 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Thursday, one death was registered in North Lincolnshire, none in North East Lincolnshire but -1 in Lincolnshire. Fluctuations in data can occur for a variety of reasons including corrected data, misdiagnoses or wrong addresses. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England has reported no new local hospital deaths on Thursday, the second day in a row this week.
National cases increased by 2,672 to 4,380,976, while deaths rose by 30 to 127,191.
In local news, more than 500,000 COVID-19 vaccinations have now been administered in Lincolnshire, of which over 425,000 were first doses.
The weekly data released on Thursday shows altogether 508,280 jabs have taken place between December 8 and April 11 — a further 39,915 in the last week, but an increase on the 32,282 jabs given the week before.
A 16-year-old girl from Bourne who works in a local care home has become one of the youngest people in the country to receive both doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
Ellie Goldsmith, who works at Yew Tree Residential in Dowsby, Bourne, has had both doses of the Pfizer vaccine, most recently in Grantham on Friday, April 9.
Boston’s large COVID-19 vaccination centre will be hosting European days over the next two weekends to encourage more communities to have their first dose.
Held at the Princess Royal Sports Arena (PRSA) in Boston on Sunday, April 18 (10am-2pm) and Sunday, April 25 (10am-4pm), the days will offer a chance to be given a walk-in vaccine appointment without the need to book.
Here’s Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rate up to April 14:
Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rates from Apr 7 to Apr 14. | Data: Gov UK / Table: James Mayer for The Lincolnite
In national news, introducing COVID status certificates to help reopen society risks discriminating against some groups, the UK equality watchdog has warned.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission says certificates to prove who is vaccinated could help to ease restrictions “in principle”.
But they could create a “two-tier society whereby only certain groups are able to fully enjoy their rights”.
Fighting airborne transmission is key to any future attempts to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, a BMJ editorial has said.
The editorial looked at how a cloud of exhaled smoke behaves to suggest people are most likely to get the virus when they are standing within one metre of someone who has it.
Lincolnshire’s COVID cases up to April 15.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday, April 15
Greater Lincolnshire includes Lincolnshire and the unitary authorities of North and North East (Northern) Lincolnshire.
58,876 cases (up 63)
40,996 in Lincolnshire (up 40)
9,267 in North Lincolnshire (up 13)
8,613 in North East Lincolnshire (up 10)
2,182 deaths (up one)
1,610 from Lincolnshire (down one)
304 from North Lincolnshire (up one)
268 from North East Lincolnshire (no change)
of which 1,302 hospital deaths (no change)
810 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)
41 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
450 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (no change)
4,380,976 UK cases, 127,191 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.
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