There have been 10 coronavirus cases confirmed across Greater Lincolnshire on Thursday, with South Kesteven part of this, but no new deaths.

Government figures released this afternoon showed nine further cases in Lincolnshire and one in North Lincolnshire.

North East Lincolnshire saw no additional cases.

Nationally there were an additional 950 cases bringing the total to 308,134.

The breakdown of the 3,508 cases is:

2,552 in Lincolnshire (up from 2,543)

218 in North East Lincolnshire (no change)

The 2,552 recorded in Lincolnshire is equivalent to 335.2 cases per 100,000 of population.

This compares with England's 265,849 cases giving it an average of 472.3 cases per 100,000.

Leicester saw 17 more cases, putting it on 5,104, equivalent to 1440.9 cases per 100,000.

Leicestershire saw 7 more cases putting it on 3,371 cases, with a rate of 477.4 cases per 100,000.

Among the lower tier authorities, South Kesteven increased 4 to 425, giving it a rate of 298.4 per 100,000.

Rutland remained at 100 again (250.5 per 100,000).

Peterborough is up 4 at 1,485 (734.2 per 100,000).

And Melton remains at 195 (380.8 per 100,000)

NHS figures earlier today showed no new COVID-19 related deaths in any of the hospital trusts covering Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.

It means the region has now gone eight days without any extra deaths in hospitals.

The government figures also showed no new deaths of patients from each of the region's postcodes outside of hospitals leaving the total at 463.

The breakdown of hospital deaths for the county is:

143 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)

1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)