42 coronavirus cases and one death in Greater Lincolnshire on Monday
44-year-olds invited for vaccines
There have been 42 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and one COVID-related death on Monday.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 21 new cases in Lincolnshire, 15 in North Lincolnshire and six in North East Lincolnshire.
There was one death registered in Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county. Fluctuations in data can occur for a variety of reasons including corrected data, misdiagnoses or wrong addresses.
NHS England reported no new hospital deaths.
On Monday, national cases increased by 2,064 to 4,406,946, while deaths rose by six to 127,434.
Pop-up coronavirus vaccination clinic opens at Sikh temple in Scunthorpe
The Sikh community have been receiving their jabs
Dozens of people in the Sikh community received their coronavirus vaccinations at the temple known as Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Scunthorpe on Sunday.
The temple is open for socially distanced prayers, but now also has a pop-up clinic, which community leaders say embodies Sikhism’s key principles of equality and service to humanity.
This comes at a time when celebrations are restricted for Vaisakhi, which is a historical and religious festival.
There have been some fears about the vaccine take up among certain ethnic minority groups, but community efforts like this can make a big difference.
Lincoln fair returning to South Common in May
COVID-secure thrills in Lincoln
Lincoln Funfair is returning to the South Common.
Get ready for a week of thrilling rides and games when Lincoln’s funfair returns to the South Common for a COVID-19 secure event next month.
The bi-annual event was due to take place in September last year, but was shut down by City of Lincoln Council due to a rise in the number of local coronavirus cases at the time.
Organisers said Lincoln Fun Fair will be able to make a comeback between Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 22 now that coronavirus lockdown restrictions are starting to be eased more across the country.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the nation that “we cannot delude ourselves COVID has gone away,” as scientists predicted another wave of coronavirus “at some stage”.
Mr Johnson said there was “nothing in the data” to suggest the government would have to deviate from its roadmap of relaxing restrictions in the next few weeks, and praised the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine so far.
He told a press conference on Tuesday: “The majority of scientific opinion in this country is still firmly of the view that there will be another wave of COVID at some stage this year. And so we must, as far as possible, learn to live with this disease as we live with other diseases.”
35 COVID-19 cases and no deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday
15% of over 18s fully vaccinated
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There have been 35 new coronavirus cases and no COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday – down from 50 cases and three deaths this time last week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 17 new cases in Lincolnshire, 11 in North Lincolnshire and seven in North East Lincolnshire.
On Tuesday, no deaths were registered in Northern Lincolnshire but -1 in Lincolnshire. Fluctuations in data are usually due to some deaths in those areas being reallocated to other regions across the UK or a miscount. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.