Tiers delayed but Christmas break stays
Tiers announcement now expected Thursday
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A planned relaxation of rules around Christmas will go ahead despite growing pressure to scrap the measures but an announcement on tiers has been delayed until Thursday.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed to the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon that all the UK nations had reached “unanimous agreement” over the measures, but said they should exercise personal responsibility over the festive period.
Greater Lincolnshire was due to find out whether it will stay in the highest tier of restrictions on Wednesday, however, several news outlets including the Telegraph, iNews and BBC journalists are reporting an announcement will not be made until tomorrow.
316 COVID-19 cases, 31 deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Wednesday
Christmas is not cancelled yet
There have been 316 new coronavirus cases and 31 COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Wednesday.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 230 new cases in Lincolnshire, 58 in North Lincolnshire and 28 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Wednesday, 29 deaths were registered in Lincolnshire and two in North East Lincolnshire. No deaths were recorded in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
NHS England reported 13 new local hospital deaths on Wednesday, including 10 at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust and three at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG). NLAG has now hit 300 hospital deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Rediscovered Bill Oddie recordings used for new Lincolnshire nature trail
Connect with nature and learn about the wildlife
Old reserve recordings by Bill Oddie were used to create the new nature audio trail. | Photo: Natural England/Peter Roworth
Old reserve recordings by Bill Oddie, from around a quarter of a century ago, have been discovered and used in a new nature audio trail for Lincolnshire’s Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes National Nature Reserve.
The recordings were rediscovered in the corner of a Natural England office this year and have been brought back to life, digitised and made available to download, along with an illustrated map as a new nature trail.
NEARLY 40 per cent of patients caught coronavirus while they were being treated at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust for other illnesses, new figures show. This means Hampshire Hospitals Trust had the highest acquired infection rate across England with board papers showing five of those individuals died after becoming infected in one of its hospitals.
The Telegraph has analysed data that shows 10,000 patients admitted to hospitals caught the potentially deadly virus after being admitted to hospitals across England. Out of all the healthcare trusts in England, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which operates Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, recorded the highest number of transmissions.
322 COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday
Christmas mixing now “under review” as tier 3 set to stay
There have been 322 new coronavirus cases and 20 COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 263 new cases in Lincolnshire, 46 in North Lincolnshire and 13 in North East Lincolnshire.
On Tuesday, 14 deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, four in North East Lincolnshire and two in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county. Lincolnshire deaths have hit 800 since the pandemic started.
NHS England reported six new local hospital deaths on Tuesday, including four at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust, one at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and one at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals. Since the pandemic started, United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust has now had more than 400 deat