There have been seven new cases of coronavirus in Greater Lincolnshire to kick off September.

The latest government figures show four new COVID-19 positive cases in Lincolnshire, and three in North Lincolnshire.

North East Lincolnshire saw no additional cases reported today.

The current breakdown of the region's 3,684 cumulative cases is:

2,675 in Lincolnshire (up from 2,671)

242 in North East Lincolnshire (no change)

The 2,675 for Lincolnshire is equivalent to 351.4 cases per 100,000 of population.

This compares with an England average of 517.3 cases per 100,000 population, based on its 291,171 confirmed cases.

Leicester reports 5734 cases, equivalent to 1,618.7 cases per 100,000, more than four times the comparable Lincolnshire figure.

Leicestershire reports 3637 cases, equivalent to 515 per 100,000.

Peterborough reports 1622 cases in total (801.9).

Rutland 116 (290.5).

Melton 220 (429.6).

South Holland 720 (758.8).

And South Kesteven is on 453 (318.1 per 100,000).

Hospital data also confirmed no further deaths in their latest figures, meaning 32 days without fatalities.

The government's own dashboard, which includes deaths of Greater Lincolnshire residents which take place outside of hospital or in facilities outside the county, also showed no new deaths.

On Tuesday, it was revealed that 76 previously reported COVID-19 deaths across the region had been wiped from the statistics following the result of a government review last month.

Nationally, government data showed cases increased Wednesday by 1,295 to 337,168 and deaths rose by three to 41,504.

Additional Reporting by Nub News