Lincolnshire has vaccinated nearly 240k people, but numbers are falling weekly
Problems with vaccine supply emerge
Rod Tucker, 71, had his coronavirus vaccine. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The latest NHS England figures show that nearly 240,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Lincolnshire so far of which were 3,321 second doses.
The weekly data released on Thursday shows 237,027 jabs have taken place between December 8 and February 21 up by 34,228 on the previous week. However, that figure is lower week on week (36,828 last week and 38,365 the week before).
The figures show 164,027 people over the age of 65 have received their first vaccination and another 1,702 have been given their second.
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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.
263 COVID-19 cases, three deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday
We’re back above the England average
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There have been 263 new coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday and three COVID-related deaths, compared to 195 cases and two deaths this time last week,
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard recorded 204 new cases in Lincolnshire, 36 in North East Lincolnshire and 23 in North Lincolnshire.
On Thursday, two deaths was registered in Lincolnshire and one in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county. North Lincolnshire deaths have now hit 300.
No flu hospital admissions in Lincolnshire this season
Low rate of GP flu consultations too
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Lincolnshire health bosses said there have been no hospital admissions with flu cases during this season, which can be put down to the national lockdown, social distancing and face coverings being widely worn.
However, this doesn’t mean the virus has completely disappeared, it is just not spreading as fast.
This comes as Public Health England has not recorded a single case of flu so far this year through routine surveillance tests, despite it being the height of the usual flu season.