Coronavirus crisis: Sharp rise in Rutland cases
By The Editor
3rd Oct 2020 | Local News
Rutland has reported 13 cases of Covid-19 over the past week.
This compares with four in the week up to last Friday.
According to NHS England, the number has increased from 130 last Friday to 143 yesterday.
England's smallest county also continues to have one of the better rates in the UK, with the county's 143 cases being equivalent to a rate of 358.2 cases per 100,000 of population.
This compares with 184 cases of coronavirus confirmed this week across Greater Lincolnshire, with six deaths reported as well.
On Friday, Greater Lincolnshire reported 42 new cases of coronavirus and one COVID-19 related death.
Among the figures, South Kesteven reported a rise of 12 cases to 577, though the district is still faring better than many others.
Rutland, by comparison, reported just one extra case yesterday.
The government's own death tally, which includes deaths outside hospitals, also revealed a further fatalities of a Lincolnshire resident.
However, NHS figures released earlier showed no new coronavirus-related deaths in the region's hospitals.
Rutland also reported no deaths yesterday. Indeed, it has no deaths to report at all for the past week, with its total number of deaths remaining at 13.
Nationally, cases increased by 6,968 to 467,146 yesterday while deaths increased by 66 to 42,268.
Latest coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire 4,668 cases (up 42) 3,342 in Lincolnshire (up 31)976 in North Lincolnshire (up 17)
350 in North East Lincolnshire (up four) The 3342 for Lincolnshire amounts to 439 cases per 100,000 of population. This compares with a England average of 708.4 cases per 100,000, based on its total of 398,728 cases. Elsewhere in the region: Leicester increased 63 yesterday to 7127 and a rate of 2012 per 100,000. This figure is five times the rate of South Kesteven and more than four times the Lincolnshire rate. It is almost six times the Rutland rate. Leicestershire is up 44 to 4802 (680 per 100,000). Melton is up 4 to 269 (525.3). Peterborough is up 7 to 1845 (912.7). Rutland is up 1 at 143 (358.2). South Holland is up 1 to 759 (798.1). And South Kesteven is up 12 to 57 (405.1). Greater Lincolnshire reports 399 deaths (up one) 273 from Lincolnshire (up one)90 from North Lincolnshire (no change)
36 from North East Lincolnshire (no change)of which 274 hospital deaths (no change)
As reported earlier, Rutland remains on 13 deaths, giving it a rate of 32.6 per 100,000.
Leicester increased by 2 over the week to 282, giving it a rate of 79.6 deaths per 100,000- more than double the Rutland rate.
Leicestershire reports 401 deaths (56.8 per 100,000)
Melton reports 20 deaths in total, since the start of the pandemic (39.1).
And South Kesteven increased 1 over the past week to 52 (36.5 per 100,000).
Across the UK, there are 467,146 cases and 42,268 deaths.
Additional reporting Nub News.
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