Rutland reported 12 cases of Covid-19 today.

This compares with a record 50 cases at neighbouring South Kesteven.

However, England's smallest county did not record any further deaths, with the total of 13 putting it among the best in the UK.

Greater Lincolnshire today reported 269 positive cases of COVID-19 and four deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Wednesday.

The UK coronavirus dashboard latest figures include 161 new cases in Lincolnshire, 40 in North Lincolnshire and 68 in North East Lincolnshire.

It means means there have been 2,053 cases for the month across Greater Lincolnshire.

NHS figures showed a further death at a Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Trust facility registered on October 13.

The government's own death tally, which includes those both in and out of hospitals and those of residents in hospitals outside the county, showed four new deaths in total including three Lincolnshire residents and one in North East Lincolnshire.

No deaths were reported today across Rutland, Melton, Leicestershire, Leicester or South Kesteven.

Nationally, cases increased by 19,724 to 654,644 while deaths jumped by 137 to 43,155.

Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire for Wednesday, October 14

6,645 cases (up 269)

4,523 in Lincolnshire (up 161)

727 in North East Lincolnshire (up 68)

The 4,523 for Lincolnshire is equivalent to 594.2 cases per 100,000 of population.

This compares with an England average of 988.7 cases per 100,000 of population, based on its 556,528 cases.

Leicester now reports 8248 cases, or 2292.1 per 100,000. This is an increase of 129 today.

This figure gives a rate more than four times that of Lincolnshire and around five times that of South Kesteven. It is more than five times the Rutland rate.

Leicestershire now has 6614 confirmed cases (up 222 today), giving a rate of 936.6 cases per 100,000.

Melton is up 9 to 347 today, with a rate today of 697.1 cases per 100,000.

Peterborough is up 31 to 2135 or 1055.6 cases per 100,000.

Rutland is up 12 today at 235, giving it a rate of 588.6 cases per 100,000.

South Holland is up 8 today at 838, with a rate of 881.9 cases per 100,000.

And South Kesteven is up 50 today at 866, giving it a rate today of 608 cases per 100,000.

The 413 deaths in Greater Lincolnshire is up 4 on yesterday.

285 from Lincolnshire (up three)

37 from North East Lincolnshire (up one)

Elsewhere:

Leicestershire 404 (no change)

Melton 21 (no change)

The UK has in total 654,644 and 43,155 deaths.

DATA SOURCE — FIGURES CORRECT AT THE TIME OF the latest update. postcode data includes deaths not in healthcare facilities or in hospitals outside authority boundaries.