Rutland has recorded just one case of Covid-19today.

Once more, there were no deaths.

Nationally, the UK recorded four deaths today, compared with five deaths on Saturday and two yesterday.

England recorded no deaths today, for the first time since July.

The Rutland figures compare with one case last Monday and two the Monday before that.

The grand total number of cases since the pandemic is 1674- about one in 25 of Rutland's population.

The district has now recorded 11 cases in the week to today and 8 in the week before and 8 in the week before that.

The 7-day infection rate is 27.6 cases per 100,000, up on the 22.6 yesterday and the 20 recorded in the week to last Monday.

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This compares with the England average of 21.4, which has generally trended downwards and has avoided the fluctuations seen in Rutland and Lincolnshire.

The Rutland figure is well down on the peak earlier this year, which reached into the 400s for cases per 100,000 of population.

The number of deaths remains at 62, which amounts to about one fatality in 700 residents, which compares to the England average of one-in-500. The last death was recorded on the last Wednesday of April, the only death with Covid-19 recorded in Rutland during April and so far in May.

Meanwhile, in Lincolnshire, South Kesteven has now gone 4 weeks without a Covid-related fatality as the district records just three more cases today.

Today's three cases in South Kesteven compare with five over the weekend, six last Monday and two the Monday before.

Overall, 38 cases have been recorded in the past week, compared with 29 the previous week and 34 the week before that.

This gives South Kesteven a 7-day infection rate of 26.7 cases per 100,000, which is just above the England average of 21.4.

This is the same as yesterday and up on the 20.4 recorded last Monday, but they do fluctuate from day-to-day.

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Either way, the latest figures remain among the lowest since last year and around a twentieth of figures earlier in the year when the weekly rate exceeded 400 cases per 100,000.

Overall, South Kesteven has seen 7590 recorded cases since the start of the pandemic- which is about one for every 20 residents.

The number of deaths has remained at 266 for 4 weeks. This means that around one-in-600 residents have died within 28 days of a positive test since the pandemic started, which compares with an England average of one-in-500.

Overall, there have been 40 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire but no COVID-related deaths reported on Monday.

The government's COVID-19 dashboard recorded 24 new cases in Lincolnshire, 10 in North Lincolnshire and six in North East Lincolnshire. Greater Lincolnshire has now surpassed 60,000 cases since the pandemic started.

No coronavirus deaths were registered on Monday. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.

NHS England reported no hospital deaths on Monday across Greater Lincolnshire, for the third day in a row.

On Monday, national cases increased by 2,357 to 4,437,217, while deaths rose by four to 127,609.

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In national news, the UK's coronavirus alert level is being lowered from four to three on the advice of experts.

Level three means COVID-19 is still circulating amongst the population but is not rising exponentially.

The chief medical officers for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales said the decision to downgrade was thanks to the efforts of the UK public in bringing COVID rates down.

Boris Johnson has confirmed a major easing of COVID-19 restrictions in England will go ahead from next week.

These include indoor mixing with other households and eating and drinking inside restaurants and pubs.

Most legal restrictions on meeting others outdoors will be lifted – although gatherings of over 30 people will remain illegal. Indoors, the rule of six or two households will still apply, and maintaining a distance is advised.

Pubs, restaurants, cinemas and other venues will be able to operate indoors and foreign holidays will also not be restricted any more, with the introduction of the traffic light system.

University students will be able to have face-to-face lessons so long as they are tested twice a week and care home named visitors will increase from two to five.

College and secondary school students will also not be required to wear face coverings in communal areas.

Up to 30 people will be able to attend weddings, receptions and wakes, as well as funerals — and this will also apply to other types of events including bar mitzvahs and christenings.

Step four will not begin until at least June 21, where all limits on social contact are set to be lifted and all remaining premises, including nightclubs, will be able to open.

More information can be found on the government website.

In Monday's Downing Street Press Conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "Today we are announcing the single biggest step on our roadmap, and it will allow us to do many of the things that we've yearned to do for a long time."

He added: "We remain on track to move to step four, on June 21."