Rutland has recorded just two cases of Covid-19 over the weekend.

There were also no more deaths.

The two cases gives a grand total of 1683 cases since the start of the pandemic- around one in 25 of Rutland's population.

The district has now recorded 9 cases in the week to Sunday, compared with 9 in the week to last Sunday and 11 in the week before that.

The 7-day infection rate is 22.5 cases per 100,000, which is just below the England average of 23.6, which has avoided the fluctuations seen in Rutland and Lincolnshire.

The Rutland figure is well down on the peak earlier this year, which reached into the 400s for cases per 100,000 of population.

The number of deaths remains at 62, which amounts to about one fatality in 700 residents, which compares to the England average of one-in-500.

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

Meanwhile, in Lincolnshire, South Kesteven has recorded a plunge in its 7-day infection rate after just three cases over the weekend.

The district also recorded yet another day without a single death, with the last almost 5 weeks ago.

Last weekend South Kesteven recorded 5 cases, with 5 also recorded the weekend before.

Over the past week, the district has recorded 26 cases, compared with 32 in the week to Friday and 33 in the week to last Sunday.

This means South Kesteven now has a 7-day case rate of 18.3 cases per 100,000, which compares with the England average of 23.6.

Whilst the figures fluctuate, the latest figures remain among the lowest since last year and around a twentieth of figures earlier in the year when the weekly rate exceeded 400 cases per 100,000.

Overall, South Kesteven has seen 7608 recorded cases since the start of the pandemic- which is about one for every 20 residents.

The number of deaths has remained at 266 for more than a month. This means that around one-in-600 residents have died within 28 days of a positive test since the pandemic started, which compares with an England average of one-in-500.

Overall, there were no COVID-related deaths recorded last week in Greater Lincolnshire, with 307 cases – a slight drop on the previous week.

The government's COVID-19 dashboard over the weekend recorded 50 new cases in Lincolnshire, 11 in North Lincolnshire and eight in North East Lincolnshire.

However, the numbers mean there has only been a 0.9% drop in cases week-on-week.

No deaths were registered at the weekend, leaving the weekly total at zero. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.

Over the weekend, national cases increased to 4,450,777, while deaths rose to 127,679. Yesterday's increase was just 4.

England has seen an infection rate increase due to large outbreaks of the Indian coronavirus variant, which has also been found in a handful of cases in Lincolnshire.

In national news, pubs, bars, restaurants, and other hospitality venues are able to reopen indoors as the easing of the coronavirus lockdown continues from Monday, May 17.

This is part of the government's roadmap, which is moving onto step three of four, ahead of all restrictions being lifted on June 21.

However, there are fears that the easing of restrictions will lead to an increase in the more transmissible Indian variant of coronavirus, which has lead to an increase in hospitalisations in areas in the country such a Bolton, where mass vaccination and surge testing is ongoing.