There have been 132 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Greater Lincolnshire this week.

Government data showed 29 cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Friday, with 24 in Lincolnshire, three in North Lincolnshire, and two in North East Lincolnshire.

It means there have been 324 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Greater Lincolnshire so far in September.

Earlier today health bosses in Lincolnshire confirmed the virus would be a part of the new normal in schools until Spring.

They also revealed 10,000 tests had been carried out in the county, despite issues with capacity and booking.

But a local lockdown was considered unlikely as restrictions were tightened in other areas of the country.

Nationally, cases increased by 4,322 to 385,936 cases on Thursday, while deaths increased by 27 to 41,732.

There were no further hospital deaths confirmed for the Greater Lincolnshire regions in NHS figures or the government's own tally, which also includes deaths outside of hospitals or outside the county.

Latest coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire

4,096 cases (up 29)

2,986 in Lincolnshire (up 24)

271 in North East Lincolnshire (up two)

Lincolnshire's 2986 is equivalent to 392.3 cases per 100,000 of population.

This compares with an England average of 591.6 cases per 100,000 based on its 332984 confirmed cases.

Around the region, Leicester increased 63 to 6407, equivalent to 1808.7 cases per 100,000- nearly five times Lincolnshire's rate.

Leicestershire increased 40 to 4218, or 597.3 per 100,000.

Melton is up 1 to 247 (482.3).

Peterborough is up 3 to 1736 (858.3).

Rutland is up 2 to 126 (315.6).

South Holland is up 2 to 739 (777.7).

And South Kesteven is up 2 at 511 (358.8).

Over the past week, Lincolnshire increased from 2827 to 2986, an increase of 159.

South Kesteven increased by 34, from 477 to 511 over the same period.

Rutland increased by 6 to 126.

No deaths in Lincolnshire have been reported over the week, including today.

Altogether, Greater Lincolnshire reports 390 deaths (no change)

267 from Lincolnshire (no change)

34 from North East Lincolnshire (no change)

4 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)

119 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (no change)

UK-wide, there are 385,936 cases and 41,732 deaths.