There were 358 new cases of coronavirus confirmed across Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday as the Prime Minister keeps his hopes high for staying on the latest unlocking schedule.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard on Thursday reported 174 new cases in Lincolnshire, 127 in North East Lincolnshire and 57 in North Lincolnshire. The total is 102% higher than last Thursday, which saw 177 cases confirmed.
The figures showed one further deaths of a North East Lincolnshire resident in the government’s data. However, NHS England today reported no new deaths in facilities across Greater Lincolnshire.
Nationally, cases increased by 27,989 to 4,828,463 while deaths rose by 22 to 128,162.
A new interactive map shows the areas in Lincolnshire with the highest and lowest doses of COVID vaccinations, as the latest figures show 85% of Lincolnshire adults have now had their first jab.
The latest vaccination data released on Thursday shows that there have been 961,565 cumulative doses of the coronavirus vaccine in Lincolnshire between December 8 and June 27.
This is a rise of 27,815 from last week — 5,834 fewer than the 33,649 jabs given in the previous week.
Lincoln student and sports bar ‘Towers’ is now insisting that anyone visiting for any upcoming England matches during Euro 2020 will need to provide proof of a negative COVID test taken within 48 hours before the event, or of having both doses of a coronavirus vaccine.
Entry will be refused to anyone who cannot provide proof of this on the night, as England prepare for their next match – a quarter-final clash against Ukraine at 8pm on Saturday, July 3.
Speaking during a visit to a new Nissan plant in Sunderland, however, he added: “There may be some things we have to do, extra precautions that we have to take, but I’ll be setting them out.”
He asked parents to be patient as calls for more information around school bubbles grow, with Public Health England still carrying out investigations into whether isolation could be replaced with daily testing.
“I understand people’s frustration when whole classes, whole bubbles, are sent home and people are asked to isolate,” he said.
The videos show youngsters applying various liquids to the tests.
A lateral flow rapid COVID test. | Photo: Stuart Wilde for CoLC
If pupils test positive entire bubbles can be forced to miss out on school and education leaders have called the practice “massively unhelpful”.
“We are sure this involves a very small minority of pupils, and that for the most part the tests are used correctly,” Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders said,
“However, we would urge parents to ensure that tests are not being misused, and we would suggest to pupils who are interested in chemical reactions that the best place to learn about them is in chemistry lessons in school.”
Elsewhere, the World Health Organisation has warned of a new wave of coronavirus in Europe, and called on host cities to better monitor Euro 2020 fans.
Experts are also calling for the list of symptoms associated with COVID to be expanded with the most commonly reported now being cough, headache and fatigue.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday, July 1
64,142 cases (up 358)
43,843 in Lincolnshire (up 174)
10,108 in North Lincolnshire (up 57)
10,191 in North East Lincolnshire (up 127)
2,196 deaths (up one)
1,622 from Lincolnshire (no change)
302 from North Lincolnshire (no change)
272 from North East Lincolnshire (up one)
of which 1,314 hospital deaths (no change)
816 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)
43 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
454 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (no change)
4,828,463 UK cases, 128,162 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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A local community group in Hykeham are spreading festive cheer with a Santa sleigh tour of the area throughout December, raising money for charity in the process.
Hykeham Lions are a community group established in 1989, and each December they dedicate a few nights to making sure the children of North and South Hykeham get the chance to meet Santa from their neighbourhood.
This year, the group has arranged another Santa sleigh tour of the surrounding villages, running from December 6 to December 18, all in aid of good local causes.
Santa’s helpers will be on board with Father Christmas carrying collection buckets for cash donations, as well as having the facilities to take contactless donations.
Hykeham Lions is offering children the chance to meet Father Christmas. | Photo: Hykeham Lions
The sleigh will be stopping off at the likes of Brant Road in Lincoln, The Forum on Newark Road and Witham St Hughs on the near two-week long tour.
Over the course of 2021, Hykeham Lions has helped provide funding for educational projects in local schools, provided outdoor play equipment, donated to Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance and Blood Bikes, and helped numerous local businesses.
A spokesperson for Hykeham Lions said: “We are always on the look out to support local causes so feel free to contact us with suggestions through the website contact details. As well as Hykeham, we cover Witham, Thorpe and the cliff villages as far as Navenby.”
To donate to the Christmas sleigh appeal, which currently stands at £215 at the time of reporting, visit the Hykeham Lions website, where you can also see details of routes and timings for the sleigh tour.
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