There have been 333 new coronavirus cases and 20 COVID-related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Tuesday.

The government's COVID-19 dashboard recorded 266 new cases in Lincolnshire, 34 in North East Lincolnshire and 33 in North Lincolnshire.

Among the districts, South Kesteven reported 55 cases, giving it a total of 2407 cases. The district now has seen 201 cases over the past week, giving it a weekly rate of 141.1 cases per 100,000 of population.

This is well below the England average of 162.3 and fare better than the Lincolnshire average of 248.8, which has been fuelled by many cases around Boston, Lincoln and East Lindsey.

The case numbers for Greater Lincolnshire represent a positive start of December compared to November 1, when there were 882 new cases. However, deaths are almost three times higher, with seven at the start of last month.

On Tuesday, eight deaths were registered in Lincolnshire, eight in North Lincolnshire and four in North East Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.

NHS England reported six new local hospital deaths on Tuesday, including four at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trust and two at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.

On Tuesday, national cases increased by 13,430 to 1,643,086 while deaths rose by 603 to 59,051.

In local news, Lincolnshire health bosses say they are confident the county can return to some of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in England as it heads into 2021. However, they warned that we all need to "work our hardest now".

Nationally, MPs are set to vote at tonight to approve on the new tiering system set to begin from December 2. Greater Lincolnshire will be in tier 3.

Grantham and Stamford MP Gareth Davies has been joining Deepings MP Sir John Hayes, along with council leaders, including those of South Kesteven district and Lincolnshire County councils in lobbying central government for Tier levels that better reflect local infection rates than a one-size-fits-all approach for the whole of Lincolnshire.

Pubs which only sell drinks, also know as "wet pubs", will be unable to open if they are in tier 2 or 3. Boris Johnson will offer a one-off payment of £1,000 in December to support them.

4,796 in North Lincolnshire (up 33)

161 from North Lincolnshire (up eight)

12 at Lincolnshire Community Health Service hospitals (no change)

244 in Northern Lincolnshire (NLAG) (up two)

The UK has seen 1,643,086 cases and 59,051 deaths to date.