Rutland reported just 1 cases of Covid-19 today, fuelling a further decline in its 7-day infection rate.

The county has now gone 19 days without anyone dying within 28 days of a positive test for the virus.

Rutland has now recorded 1638 cases, according to official government figures, which amounts to about one-in-25 of county residents. The England average is for one positive test for about 20 residents.

The case rate has fallen to 35.1 cases per 100,000, based on the 15 cases recorded over the past week. This compares with the England average of 28.1 cases per 100,000.

The numbers of deaths again remained at 61, which is equivalent to about one for every 700 residents. This compares to an England average of about one-in-500.

Meanwhile in Lincolnshire, South Kesteven recorded 11 cases of Covid-19 today, compared with 14 over the weekend.

The numbers further fuels a declines in the 7-day rate, taking the district more in line with national trends.

In the week to today, South Kesteven recorded 71 cases, compared with 137 in the week before.

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The steep fall now gives the district a 7-day infection rate of 49.9 per 100,000, which remains well above the England average of 28.1.

While the England average has consistently fallen, South Kesteven has experienced 'spikes' in case numbers.

Now, South Kesteven has a grand total of 7454 cases- about one in 20 for every resident since the start of the pandemic.

Once again, South Kesteven recorded no deaths, with the last death linked to Covid recorded more than 3 weeks ago.

The total of 265 since the start of the pandemic means that around one-in-600 South Kesteven residents will have died withing 28 days of a positive test for the virus.

This is better than the England average of one-in-500 residents.

Overall, there have been 88 new coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and one COVID-related death on Monday as further restrictions are eased across the UK as part of the PM's roadmap out of lockdown.

The government's COVID-19 dashboard on April 12 recorded 58 new cases in Lincolnshire, 16 in North East Lincolnshire and 14 in North Lincolnshire.

On Monday, one death was recorded in Lincolnshire and none in Northern Lincolnshire. This figure includes deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.

Nationally, cases increased by 3,568 to 4,373,343, while deaths rose by 13 to 127,100.