Latest covid figures for Rutland and South Kesteven

The latest covid data shows further deaths have been recorded and there has bee a significant drop in people testing for the virus.

Figures released by Public Health England, show that one death was recorded in South Kesteven on Monday with a further one on Friday last week. Data is no longer released on the weekends.

This brings the number of fatalities within 28 days of a positive covid test to 326 for the district, eight of which have been recorded in the past month.

The number of people testing positive for the virus continues to drop with the seven-day infection rate standing at 367 cases per every 100,000 people.

Although, only about nine per cent of the district’s population has tested for covid in the past week after the ‘living with covid’ plan came into force.

Testing has also dropped in Rutland with 3,773 tests taken in the 40,000 population, down by 12 per cent from last week.

A total of 175 people have tested positive for covid this week bringing the total to 10,046 cases in the pandemic - a quarter of the county’s population.

Thankfully no deaths were recorded.