More than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Lincolnshire on Thursday — the highest daily number recorded since the start of the pandemic.
According to the latest government figures, there were 748 cases in Lincolnshire, 119 in North East Lincolnshire and 137 confirmed in North Lincolnshire.
Four deaths were confirmed within government figures, while three were confirmed in hospital figures.
Nationally 88,376 cases were confirmed — the highest daily caseload ever and surpassing yesterday’s 78,610 cases by more than 10,000, as well as 146 deaths.
A further 1,691 Omicron variant cases were confirmed among the list, bringing the total of the new variant nationally to 11,708.
Health chiefs have said it places the UK’s R number for the variant between 3 and 5.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today has said he isn’t putting the country into lockdown. However, it comes as health bosses, including Professor Chris Whitty, advising people to only go to social events that “really matter” ahead of Christmas.
Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday, December 16
170,881 (up 1,004)
114,996 in Lincolnshire (up 748)
27,175 in North Lincolnshire (up 137)
28,710 in North East Lincolnshire (up 119)
2,539 deaths (up four)
1,855 from Lincolnshire (up three)
341 from North Lincolnshire (no change)
343 from North East Lincolnshire (up one)
of which 1,525 hospital deaths (up three)
939 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (up two)
45 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
540 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (up one)
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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Schools and universities in Lincolnshire recognise the potential benefits, but also the concerns, over the use of artificial intelligence.
The results of the government’s first ever Call for Evidence on Artificial Intelligence in Education’ report were published on Tuesday, November 28. It was open for 10 weeks and closed on August 23 this year, with 567 responses received during that time. Most respondents were “broadly optimistic” about the use of GenAI in education.
Almost two months on from Network Rail stating it had implemented “new cleaning regimes” for its railway bridge on Brayford Wharf East, the same concerns of graffiti, dirt and moss growth are continuing — and we are no clearer on how regularly the bridge is cleaned.
The bridge, which opened in 2019 in a bid to improve public safety on the railway crossing, is regularly used by many commuters and residents in Lincoln, but it has been the topic of a cleanliness discussion for many months now.
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