Confusion over exposure and alert levels on COVID-19 app
Tech handshake blamed for ‘phantom notifications’
People using the NHS COVID-19 app, including many in Lincolnshire, have received so-called ‘phantom notifications’ and conflicting information about the local alert level.
People have reported receiving notifications including “Possible COVID-19 exposure. Someone you were near reported having COVID-19. Exposure date, duration and signal strength have been saved.”
When the notification was tapped on, it would disappear and show no further information within the app, which was launched after several delays on September 24.
The app was updated on October 13 so users who receive a default exposure notification from Apple or Google do not need to take any action and will now be sent a follow-up message from the app making this clear.
Schools and care homes are the COVID-19 outbreak hotspots in Lincolnshire
Over 200 outbreaks across the county
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Health bosses in Lincolnshire are dealing with 208 COVID-19 outbreaks more than they have experienced since the pandemic began with care homes and schools being the main hotspots.
Lincolnshire County Council’s assistant director of public health Tony McGinty confirmed the level of infection in general communities was so high that it was “getting past the defences of some of the organisations that are trying to keep it out of their doors”.
“We have more incidents and outbreaks now than we have had so far in our experience with COVID,” he said.
Two arrests after women robbed and assaulted in Louth
Two incidents in less than 24 hours
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A man and a woman have been arrested and remain in custody after two alleged robberies and assaults on women in Louth.
A woman was walking from the Co-op along the path onto Northgate when she was assaulted just before 7.30pm on Monday, December 28. Her shopping was also taken, including a bag for life shopping bag.
The second incident happened on Little Lane in Louth at around 7.15am on Tuesday, December 29. A woman was walking along the path when she was assaulted and had her handbag stolen.
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Share a Coke tour comes to Lincoln
Share with friends: A popular Coca Cola campaign will be making its way to Lincoln this weekend.
Lincoln residents searching shopping aisles to find their name on a Coke bottle rejoice, as the Share a Coke Tour is heading to the city centre.
The Share a Coke Campaign sees cans and bottles of Coca Cola emblazoned with 250 of the most popular names in Great Britain.
Many people though cannot locate their name, so the Share a Coke Tour will provide drinkers with the chance to get their name, or a friend’s, on a free 250ml bottle of Coke or Coke Zero.
637 COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths in Greater Lincolnshire over Boxing Day weekend
Lincolnshire passed 24k cases
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There have been 637 new coronavirus cases and 13 COVID-related deaths reported in Greater Lincolnshire over the Boxing Day weekend.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 531 new cases in Lincolnshire across Saturday and Sunday, 77 in North Lincolnshire and 29 in North East Lincolnshire.
By Sunday, nine deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, one in North Lincolnshire and three in North East Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
The latest figures saw Lincolnshire pass the 24,000 cases mark, while North East Lincolnshire passed 200 deaths.