Few fresh cases of coronavirus have been reported across Greater Lincolnshire today, but the death toll has kept on rising.

Four more deaths have been recorded at the county's hospitals today (Monday), with two recorded by the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and two at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust.

In Lincolnshire, 76 patients have now died at ULHT hospitals and 584 tested positive for coronavirus.

Meanwhile, 35 people have died in northern Lincolnshire's hospitals.

The trusts say all the patients who died at Lincolnshire's hospitals have had underlying health conditions.

This afternoon, ULHT said two patients died at its hospitals over the past 24 hours after testing positive with the virus,

A spokesperson for ULHT said: "The patients were a man aged 86 and a woman aged 90. Both had underlying health conditions.

The official figures appear to be showing fewer numbers of deaths since last week, with ULHT recording two deaths a day since Thursday when its hospitals suffered four fatalities.

The trust runs hospitals at Grantham, Boston, Lincolns and Louth, but won't comment on where the fatalities occurred.

The trust reported its biggest death toll on April 3, when eight deaths were confirmed.

Nearly all patients were typically aged over 70 and with existing conditions.

Today, the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospitals at Stamford, Peterborough City and Hinchingbrooke, reported 28 extra deaths over the past week.

Peterborough City saw an increase from 26 to 43 and Hinchingbrooke saw an increase from 19 to 30 compared to a week ago.

Meanwhile, Public Health England has again issued its daily tally, which appear to suggest a slow down in deaths and the number of confirmed cases.

The figures do not include those with the illness at home or in care homes, but who have been tested and are in hospital.

Overall, Lincolnshire saw the number of confirmed cases increase by one to 585.

Leicestershire saw numbers increase by 29, increasing from 678 to 707.

North East Lincolnshire also saw an increase of one to 92.

North Lincolnshire saw an increase from 167 to 171.

Peterborough went up one to 137.

Rutland remained at 12, making it by far the county with the smallest total, according to official government figures.

Additional Reporting by Local Democracy Reporter Calvin Robinson.