Rutland has reported another confirmed positive case of Coronavirus, increasing the total number of reported cases from five to six.

As yet, no deaths from the virus have been reported in the county, as of yesterday (Friday).

Peterborough has a reported and confirmed 48 cases, up from 37 on Thursday.

Public Health England also says Lincolnshire has 182 cases, an increase of 29 on the 153 reported on Thursday.

The numbers of positive tested cases in Leicestershire increased from 201 to 267.

Peterborough City Hospital yesterday (Friday) reported that to date, four people had died in the hospital.

The North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust also reported a further six had died in its Hinchingbrooke Hospital.

A trust statement said all patients were over the age of 70 and had pre-existing health conditions. They had all tested positive for COVID-19.

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The United Lincolnshire NHS Trust, which runs Grantham, Lincolncoln, Boston and Louth Hospitals, reported a further eight patients had died with Coronavirus at its hospitals in the 24 hours to yesterday.

This brought the total number of deaths in ULHT hospitals to 19.

ULHT said of the latest deaths: "The patients were three women aged between 79 and 80, and five men aged between 49 and 89. All had underlying health conditions.

Meanwhile, in the 24 hours to Friday, the UK's coronavirus death toll increased by 684, taking the total fatalities up to 3,605.

A statement from NHS England said all the patients who died were aged between 24 and 100 years old. All but 34 of which had underlying health conditions.

As of today (April 3), 38,168 patients nationally were confirmed positive.

The figures do not include suspected and untested cases outside the hospital system, suggesting the 'real' number of Coronavirus cases could be far more.