Rutland has recorded a fall in new case numbers putting its 7-day rate at its lowest in weeks.

Yesterday, just six cases were recorded, following on from the six recorded on Monday and 22 over the weekend.

Some 79 cases have been reported in the week ending Tuesday, giving the county a rate of 179.4 per 100,000, which means fewer than one-in-500 county residents have tested positive for the virus over the past week.

This is less than half the 403.9 cases per 100,000 average for England, which itself is declining.

Rutland now has recorded 1078 cases since the start of the pandemic- about one for every 40 of its residents.

Rutland recorded one death yesterday, adding to one on Monday and two at the weekend, putting it on 37 since the pandemic started- less than one in a thousand of the county's population.

Nearby South Kesteven also recorded a declining 7-day rate, but it alsp reported five deaths.

Tuesday saw 206 new coronavirus cases and 15 COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire.

The government's COVID-19 dashboard recorded 170 new cases in Lincolnshire, 18 in North Lincolnshire and 18 in North East Lincolnshire.

Among the districts, South Kesteven recorded 47 cases, down from 59 cases on Monday, giving a grand total of 5740 since the start of the pandemic.

This is equivalent to 4030.2 cases per 100,000 of population, meaning about one-in-25 of the district's population will have succumbed to the virus at some stage during the pandemic.

The 7-day rate increased slightly to 305.4 cases per 100,000 as the number of weekly cases increased to 435. Over the past week or so, it has hovered around the 400 mark, with a rate around 300.

The number of deaths increased 5 to 182, giving a rate of 127.8 per 100,000, meaning around one-in-800 of the district's population died with Covid-19.

On Tuesday, 14 deaths were 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.

On Tuesday, national cases increased by 20,089 to 3,689,746 while deaths rose by 1,631 to 100,162 — surpassing the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths since the pandemic started.

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Some travellers coming to England will have to quarantine in hotels, amid concerns about new COVID variants, the government is expected to announce.

Boris Johnson will discuss proposals with ministers later, but a decision may not be made public until Wednesday.

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