One more death recorded in Lincoln

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. Picture date: Tuesday December 21, 2021.

There was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in Lincoln.

The latest figures from the UK coronavirus dashboard show a total of 310 people had died in the area by February 2 – up from 309 on the week before.

They were among 16,764 deaths recorded across the East Midlands.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered up to 14 days before February 16 (Thursday) – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

A total of 182,131 deaths were recorded throughout England by February 2.