Third week with no Covid-19 related deaths in Lincolnshire care homes
There have been no coronavirus-related deaths in care homes in Lincolnshire for three weeks, according to health bosses.
The welcome news was announced by Assistant Director for Public Health Tony McGinty on Friday 17 July.
The latest government figures also confirmed no further deaths in hospitals across the whole of Greater Lincolnshire, which includes Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
Mr McGinty said:
Mr McGinty had some caution over the latest relaxation of lockdown rules, acknowledging it might be difficult to convince people to wear masks when it becomes mandatory to do so in shops from 24 July.
He explained:
The latest figures are as follows:
Coronavirus cases
3,392 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire (no change)
2,461 in Lincolnshire (up from 2,456)
724 in North Lincolnshire (no change)
207 in North East Lincolnshire (no change)
Coronavirus deaths
436 COVID-19 deaths in Greater Lincolnshire (no change)
141 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)
3 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)
1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)
118 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (no change)
Care homes
114 in Lincolnshire care homes (no change)
52 in North Lincolnshire care homes (no change)
7 in North East Lincolnshire care homes (no change)
292,552 cases nationally, 45,119 deaths
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