West Marsh has highest Covid rate in area

ONLY five areas now have a “blue” Covid rate across North and North East Lincolnshire. They include West Marsh, Littlefield North, Barton Upon Humber, Scunthorpe North and Scunthorpe Central and Crosby. Out of the list, West Marsh has the highest rate sitting at between 200-399 cases per 100,000 people.

The other four sit in the band below that, 100-199 cases per 100,000.

Nationally, there has been a decline in cases with less than 2,000 confirmed cases yesterday. Statistics show there to be 1,882 cases nationally, a weekly total of 17,887. There were a further 10 deaths on Sunday across the country, bringing the overall total to 127,270.

In our area, there have been no new coronavirus-related deaths this weekend meaning the Trust’s death toll remains at 450.

Looking specifically at North East Lincolnshire, there has been a steady decline in the number of cases, with four reported yesterday, putting the week’s total at 50, down 13 from the week previous.

In North Lincolnshire, daily cases are slightly higher at 14 with a weekly total of 92. This means North Lincolnshire has a fifth less coronavirus cases this week than they did last .

In terms of vaccinations, 32,849,223 people in the UK have had their first dose and 9,930,846 have had their second.

The cases are for the seven days up to April 12: Barnetby, Ulceby & Killingholme: Suppressed (less than three cases); Barton upon Humber: 18 cases, 154.2 rolling rate; Brigg & South Ferriby: 3 cases, 31.4 rolling rate; Broughton & Appleby: 3 cases, 45.5 rolling rate; Burton upon Stather, Alkborough & Gunness: 3 cases, 34.6 rolling rate; Caistor, Kelsey and Keelby: Suppressed (less than three cases); Cleethorpes and Haverstoe: Suppressed (less than three cases); Cleethorpes Beacon Hill: Suppressed (less than three cases); Cleethorpes North: Suppressed (less than three cases); Cleethorpes West: Suppressed (less than three cases); Goxhill, Barrow & New Holland: Suppressed (less than three cases); Holme Hill: 4 cases, 66.7 rolling rate; Holtonle-Clay, Binbrook, and Tetney: Suppressed (less than three cases); Humberston: Suppressed (less than three cases); Great Coates & Willows: Suppressed (less than three cases); Grimsby West Marsh: 17 cases, 221.1 rolling rate; Grimsby East Marsh & Port: 3 cases, 54.4 rolling rate; Immingham and Habrough: 5 cases, 47.7 rolling rate; Kirkton in Lindsey & Hibaldstow: 3 cases, 42.5 rolling rate; Laceby Acres and Wybers Wood: 4 cases, 57.3 rolling rate; Laceby, Healing, and Stallingborough: Suppressed (less than three cases); Littlefield North: 7 cases, 121.8 rolling rate; Littlefield South & Grange: Suppressed (less than three cases); Market Rasen & Brookenby: Suppressed (less than three cases); Messingham & Scawby: Suppressed (less than three cases); New Clee: Suppressed (less than three cases); New Waltham: 3 cases, 35.1 rolling rate; Nunsthorpe: 4 cases, 55.3 rolling rate; Scartho: 4 cases, 41 rolling rate; Scunthorpe Central & Crosby: 23 cases, 239.1 rolling rate; Scunthorpe Central Park: 3 cases, 50.6 rolling rate; Scunthorpe North: 13 cases, 164.6 rolling rate; Scunthorpe Yaddlethorpe: 6 cases, 90.9 rolling rate; Sidney Park: Suppressed (less than three cases); Waltham and East Ravendale: Suppressed (less than three cases); Wellow: 3 cases, 33.3 rolling rate; Weelsby and Old Clee: Suppressed (less than three cases); Yarborough: 3 cases, 54.4 rolling rate.