South Kesteven has recorded three cases today, a drop from the five yesterday, but in line with the threes of recent days.

The district has also gone more than a month without a death.

Overall, 32 cases have been recorded in the past week, compared with 35 the previous week and 19 the week before that.

This gives South Kesteven a 7-day infection rate of 22.5 cases per 100,000, which is just below the England average of 23.3.

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 7604 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 have been seven days in a row without any coronavirus deaths in Lincolnshire, as cases dropped by nearly 5% so far this week.

The latest figures show there have been 238 new Coronavirus cases so far this week and no deaths — compared to 248 cases and three deaths last week.

The government's COVID-19 dashboard on Friday recorded 22 new cases in Lincolnshire, 11 in North Lincolnshire and four in North East Lincolnshire.

But the figures, which include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county, showed no further deaths.

NHS England has also reported no new local hospital deaths across Greater Lincolnshire's four hospital trusts for the seventh day in a row, standing at 1,305 since the pandemic started.

National cases increased by 2,193 to 4,446,824, while deaths rose by 17 to 127,668.

In local news, a "handful" of Indian variant cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Lincolnshire, but local health bosses remain unconcerned at this time.

The variant has caused concerns after UK cases more than doubled in a week.

In some areas it is expected that second vaccine doses could be brought forward to help tackle the worst-affected areas, while surge testing is already taking place.

Elsewhere, England's R number range has increased to an estimated 0.8-1.1, meaning on average every 10 people infected will infect between 8 and 11 others.

It comes as Office for National Statistics figures show that about one in 1,340 people in the country had coronavirus in the week ending May 8, down from one in 1,180 the week prior.

Lateral flow testing sites for COVID-19 across Lincolnshire will begin winding down as local health bosses urge people to go to their local pharmacists or order online instead.

From Monday, May 17, pubs, bars, restaurants, and other hospitality venues will be able to reopen indoors as the easing of the coronavirus lockdown continues.