Two more deaths recorded in South Kesteven

There were two more coronavirus deaths recorded over the latest weekly period in South Kesteven.

A total of 385 people had died in the area when the UK coronavirus dashboard was updated on September 15 (Thursday) – up from 383 on September 8.

They were among 15,184 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 South Kesteven.

A total of 165,806 deaths were recorded throughout England by September 15 (Thursday) – up from 165,369 last week.

The UK Covid dashboard is now being updated weekly on Thursdays.