There were 269 positive cases of COVID-19 and four deaths in Greater Lincolnshire on Wednesday.

The UK coronavirus dashboard latest figures include 161 new cases in Lincolnshire, 40 in North Lincolnshire and 68 in North East Lincolnshire.

In Lincolnshire, South Kesteven reported its highest ever daily total of 50 cases in one day.

It means means there have been 2,053 cases for the month across Greater Lincolnshire.

NHS figures showed a further death at a Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Trust facility registered on October 13.

The government's own death tally, which includes those both in and out of hospitals and those of residents in hospitals outside the county, showed four new deaths in total including three Lincolnshire residents and one in North East Lincolnshire.

Nationally, cases increased by 19,724 to 654,644 while deaths jumped by 137 to 43,155.

On Wednesday, Lincoln County Hospital and Boston Pilgrim bosses said they will only allow one visitor per patient per day after United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust reviewed its visiting arrangements.

An issue with the government's COVID app caused some confusion over local COVID alert levels with messages on the app such as "LN6 includes areas in Local COVID Alert Level: Medium and Local COVID Alert Level: High".

Health bosses confirmed Lincolnshire is on the medium (tier 1) level for COVID-19 risk.

Coronavirus data for Greater Lincolnshire for Wednesday, October 14

6,645 cases (up 269)

4,523 in Lincolnshire (up 161)

727 in North East Lincolnshire (up 68)

The 4,523 for Lincolnshire is equivalent to 594.2 cases per 100,000 of population.

This compares with an England average of 988.7 cases per 100,000 of population, based on its 556,528 cases.

Leicester now reports 8248 cases, or 2292.1 per 100,000. This is an increase of 129 today.

This figure gives a rate more than four times that of Lincolnshire and around five times that of South Kesteven. It is more than five times the Rutland rate.

Leicestershire now has 6614 confirmed cases (up 222 today), giving a rate of 936.6 cases per 100,000.

Melton is up 9 to 347 today, with a rate today of 697.1 cases per 100,000.

Peterborough is up 31 to 2135 or 1055.6 cases per 100,000.

Rutland is up 12 today at 235, giving it a rate of 588.6 cases per 100,000.

South Holland is up 8 today at 838, with a rate of 881.9 cases per 100,000.

And South Kesteven is up 50 today at 866, giving it a rate today of 608 cases per 100,000.

The 413 deaths in Greater Lincolnshire is up 4 on yesterday.

285 from Lincolnshire (up three)

37 from North East Lincolnshire (up one)

of which 280 hospital deaths (up one)

151 at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (no change)

1 at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (no change)

654,644 UK cases, 43,155 deaths

DATA SOURCE — FIGURES CORRECT AT THE TIME OF the latest update. postcode data includes deaths not in healthcare facilities or in hospitals outside authority boundaries.