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Lincolnshire health boss deplores “nonsensical” secrecy of vaccine data Even directors of public health don’t know local figures Lincolnshire County Council’s Director of Public Health Professor Derek Ward. | Photo: Lincolnshire County Council New rapid COVID-19 testing sites in Lincoln and Boston are hoping to examine more than 50,000 asymptomatic people over the coming weeks. The county’s health bosses, however, are focused on trying to draw the NHS into revealing local vaccination figures, criticising a “nonsensical” refusal to pass the data down. More than 2.4million people ...

More COVID vaccination centres coming to Lincolnshire Council leaders confirm five more locations Janet Judson, 84, a retired nurse, was the first in Lincolnshire to get the COVID vaccine from lead nurse Leanne Belton. | Photo: ULHT Five more vaccination centres are coming to Lincolnshire in addition to an initial list of 16 published this week, local council leaders claim. East Lindsey District Council leader Craig Leyland moved to reassure residents, saying “this is not the full list of sites in ELDC”. “We are assured by the NHS that a further five vaccination sites will go live week ...

The vehicle caused extensive damage to MP Caroline Johnson's office in Sleaford. | Photo: Ellis Karran for The Lincolnite The car which damaged the office of Sleaford and North Hykeham MP Caroline Johnson is likely to have a smashed front headlight after a U-turn manoeuvre, police have now revealed — but they haven’t found the driver yet. A silver Vauxhall estate car crashed into the property in White Hart Mews, Southgate, Sleaford at 4.30pm on Thursday, December 17. The front window was then boarded up with wood, while large cracks could be seen in the brickwork. Police now believe the c...

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First Lincolnshire coronavirus cases confirmed Coronavirus has arrived in Lincolnshire, as the government confirmed there are up to four cases in the county. The Department of Health said on Friday afternoon that between one and four people have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lincolnshire. No further location breakdown was available at the time of writing. North and North East Lincolnshire have no COVID-19 cases confirmed. Across the UK a total of 163 cases of coronavirus have tested positive. At the moment, the advice is to wash your hands regularly in order to prevent the spr...