Six more deaths recorded in North Kesteven

There were six more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in North Kesteven.

A total of 298 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on August 3 (Wednesday) – up from 292 a week previously.

They were among 14,779 deaths recorded across the East Midlands.

The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in North Kesteven.

A total of 161,560 deaths were recorded throughout England by August 3 (Wednesday) – up from 160,485 last week.