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.
Kacey died just hours after her birth in 2004. | Photo: Lyndsay Marshall
A mother from Lincoln is devastated after finding her daughter’s grave had been vandalised with a hammer at the weekend.
Lyndsay Marshall had been to visit her daughter Kacey’s grave at Washingborough baby cemetery, to celebrate what would have been her 17th birthday on Sunday, April 18.
Kacey was born in 2004, but survived a matter of hours after being born premature at just 28 weeks of Lyndsay’s pregnancy.
So on the day of Kacey’s birth, Lyndsay went up to the grave to take with flowers, only to discover something horrifying.
Weekly COVID cases down 6.5% as deaths drop by a fifth in Greater Lincolnshire
More hospital deaths than last week
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There were 372 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and eight COVID-related deaths last week a 6.5% drop in cases and a fifth fewer deaths compared to the previous week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard over the weekend recorded 53 new cases in Lincolnshire, 29 in North Lincolnshire and five in North East Lincolnshire.
No deaths were registered in Northern Lincolnshire over the weekend, with -1 in Lincolnshire. Fluctuations in data can occur for a variety of reasons including corrected data, misdiagnoses or wrong addresses. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
Grantham Hospital. | Photo: Kylie Warrington
Campaigners said they have been vindicated after a High Court judge ruled that United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust did not consult properly when it downgraded Grantham Hospital into a COVID-free site.
Following a review in March, Mr Justice Linden ruled that the trust breached its legal duty to consult people on the changes, and said the decision taken in June 2020, which saw a number of services transferred out of the hospital and the creation of an Urgent Treatment Centre, had been unlawful.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has apologised following the result and said it will not appeal the decision.