There have been five new cases of Coronavirus confirmed in Greater Lincolnshire on Friday.

Lincolnshire reported four new cases, bringing a near-four day streak to an end and the total to 1,140.

South Kesteven remained at 167 cases today.

South Holland is at 232, two higher than Wednesday.

Meanwhile another new case was also reported in North Lincolnshire bringing its total to 523.

North East Lincolnshire's total of confirmed cases remained at 165.

This comes after the news that the county has had no additional reported coronavirus-related deaths for 11 consecutive days.

Friday's government statistics show that the county's hospital deaths remained at 140.

There were also no deaths in Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Trust, leaving that figure at 115.

The total number of coronavirus related deaths in Greater Lincolnshire stands at 326.

Prior to the numbers being released, assistant director of public health at Lincolnshire County Council, Tony McGinty said the length of time without deaths or cases had been "incredibly positive".

He said he hoped people could "pick up the baton" and make it to two whole weeks this weekend.

Nationally, a further 46 people who tested positive for the coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 28,221.

However, across the UK, 301,185 confirmed cases have been reported (up 1,346) and the number of deaths up 173 to 42,161.

Additional Reporting Nub News.