There have been 292 new coronavirus cases and seven COVID-related deaths across Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday – the fourth day in a row this week with under 300 cases.
There were 238 new cases in Lincolnshire, 33 in North Lincolnshire and 21 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Thursday, six deaths were registered in Lincolnshire and one 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 seven new local hospital deaths on Thursday, including six at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and one at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG).
On Thursday, national cases increased by 28,680 to 3,743,734, while deaths rose by 1,239 to 103,126.
In local news, new NHS England figures show that nearly 90,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Lincolnshire.
Three times as many Lincolnshire businesses fear future COVID lockdown measures more than the impact of Brexit, according to new research by a local law firm.
Lincoln-based Langleys Solicitors conducted the research of 250 UK business owners and directors for its ‘Back to Business’ report that will be published this month.
A Tory MP who urged anti-vaccination campaigners to keep going with their fight against coronavirus restrictions and told them NHS capacity figures were being “manipulated” are “wrong” and “completely out of order”, a senior minister has said.
Michael Gove told Sky News that Sir Desmond Swayne should apologise and retract his comments, however, he has refused to apologise for telling vaccine sceptics to “persist” with their campaign against lockdown restrictions.
A senior EU official suggested coronavirus vaccines produced in the UK should be shared with the bloc, as its supply comes under pressure.
Brussels’s health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said given AstraZeneca is blaming production problems at factories in Europe on the shortfall in jabs delivered, the pharmaceutical giant’s plants in Britain should be used instead.
With not all regions seeing the same downward trend, pressure on health services is likely to continue.
Like cases, infection rates are also falling across Greater Lincolnshire this week.
Here’s Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rate up to January 27, according to the government dashboard:
Greater Lincolnshire’s infection rates from Jan 20 to Jan 27. | Data: Gov UK / Table: James Mayer for The Lincolnite
Lincolnshire’s COVID cases up to Jan 28.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday, January 28
Greater Lincolnshire includes Lincolnshire and the unitary authorities of North and North East (Northern) Lincolnshire.
47,209 cases (up 292)
33,082 in Lincolnshire (up 238)
7,237 in North Lincolnshire (up 33)
6,890 in North East Lincolnshire (up 21)
1,829 deaths (up seven)
1,317 from Lincolnshire (up six)
279 from North Lincolnshire (up one)
233 from North East Lincolnshire (no change)
of which 1,093 hospital deaths (up seven)
673 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (up six)
33 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
386 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (up one)
3,743,734 UK cases, 103,126 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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The problem of cyclists ignoring signage and riding on the main pedestrian precinct in Grimsby is “really bad”, according to a local resident.
The local council has been enforcing the issue since 2019, but BBC Look North said it appears only a handful of people are actually getting off their bikes and pushing them in the precinct.
There are no cycling and pedestrian only signs and even one stating there would be a £100 fine, but some cyclists in Grimsby are still choosing to ignore the rules.
When BBC Look North visited Grimsby one cyclist admits he shouldn’t be cycling and gets off to push his bike. A man with another cyclist swears when told about the rules not being followed.
A man called Trevor who initially contacted BBC Look North about the issue said: “I come down this High Street very often and I see cyclists just rushing by. One day there’s going to be a serious accident on the High Street here.”
Another resident said: “It’s really bad, it happens every five minutes around here, especially at weekends it’s even worse. They don’t stop, they don’t care.”
A 38-year-old man from a North Lincolnshire village charged with murder will face an eight-day trial later this year.
Emergency services were called at 4.23am on Saturday, July 2 to reports that a man was seriously injured on South Parade in central Doncaster.
The 28-year-old victim was taken to hospital but was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.
A post-mortem examination found that he died of injuries to his head, chest and abdomen.
Formal identification of the victim is yet to take place, South Yorkshire Police said earlier this week.
Steven Ling, 38, of Park Drain, Westwoodside in North Lincolnshire, has been charged with murder and was remanded in custody to appear at Doncaster Magistrates Court on Monday, July 4.
Ling later appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday, July 5 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
No pleas were entered during the hearing, but an eight-day trial was set for November 28, 2022. Ling has now been remanded into custody until the next hearing.
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