Rutland has recorded two Covid-19 cases and no deaths today.

This compares with no cases yesterday, one case over the weekend and no cases last Monday.

Overall, Rutland has recorded 6 cases over the past week, an increase from the 3 cases in the week to last Sunday but up on the 5 in the 7 days to today.

The UK government's Covid-19 tracker now reports a 7-day rate of 15 cases per 100,000 for Rutland, which is well below the England average of 44.2.

Rutland has 1694 cases recorded since the start of the pandemic- about one case for every 25 residents. This compares with the England average of almost one-in-15.

The number of deaths remains at 62- about one for every 600 residents, which compares with the national average of one-in-500 residents.

Rutland's last recorded death was on the last Wednesday of April, the only death with Covid-19 recorded in Rutland during April and so far in May and June.

Meanwhile, in Lincolnshire, South Kesteven's 7-day infection rate has fallen yet again.

The district recorded five more Covid-19 cases today, the same as yesterday and over the weekend.

The latest numbers mean the 7-day rate also halved over the past week and is now a fifth of the England average.

The district's record contrasts with the national situation which is reporting rapidly rising cases and deaths slowly increasing.

South Kesteven now has a 7-day case rate of 8.4 cases per 100,000, based on a recorded 12 cases, which compares with the England average of 44.2, which is rising slowly.

Whilst the district figures fluctuate, the latest figures are the lowest since last year and less than a fortieth of figures earlier in the year when the weekly rate exceeded 400 cases per 100,000.

The grand total of 7670 cases in South Kesteven since the start of the pandemic is equivalent to just over one case per 20 residents. The national average is about one-in-15.

There were no deaths recorded in the district but the first fatality in nearly 6 weeks two weeks ago puts the district's death tally on 267. This is equivalent to about one-in-600 residents, which is better than the England average of one-in-500 residents.

Overall, there have been 46 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and one COVID-related death on Tuesday – up threefold from 15 cases and no deaths this time last week.

The government's COVID-19 dashboard recorded 28 new cases in Lincolnshire, 16 in North East Lincolnshire and two in North Lincolnshire.

One further coronavirus death was registered on Tuesday outside hospitals, but NHS England reported no new hospital deaths.

National cases have increased by 6,048 to 4,528,442, while deaths have risen by 13 to 127,854.

In national news, people should holiday at home this year and not travel abroad unless absolutely necessary, Environment Secretary George Eustice has said.

Hopes of a summer trip overseas were dashed as the environment secretary told Sky News his advice to the British public "would be holiday at home", adding that he himself will not be travelling abroad this summer.

Greater Manchester and Lancashire are to receive a "strengthened package of support" to tackle a rise in the Delta (India) coronavirus variant, Matt Hancock has announced – with residents told to minimise travel.

Vegans and pescatarians may be less likely to get severely ill from coronavirus, according to a new study.

The research – which took place across six countries, including the UK – showed that those who had plant-based diets were 73% less likely to develop severe symptoms from COVID-19.

It has been six months since Maggie Keenan was the first person in the world to receive the approved COVID vaccine at @nhsuhcw.

Since then, the #NHSCOVIDVaccine rollout has gone from strength to strength. Thank you to everyone involved for your life-saving work. pic.twitter.com/wMOcPdUmf7

— NHS England and NHS Improvement (@NHSEngland) June 8, 2021