248 COVID-19 cases and three deaths so far this week in Greater Lincolnshire
R number falls to between 0.8 and 1
| Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
There have been 248 coronavirus cases in Greater Lincolnshire and three COVID-related deaths so far this week – a 7% drop in cases but two more deaths than the previous week.
The government’s COVID-19 dashboard on Friday recorded 35 new cases in Lincolnshire, four in North Lincolnshire and four in North East Lincolnshire.
One death was registered in North Lincolnshire. These figures include deaths both in and out of hospitals, as well as residents in hospitals outside the county.
Conservatives bolster North East Lincolnshire council control
Labour were kicked out of six seats
Returning Officer, Chief Executive of North East Lincolnshire Council, Rob Walsh, announces the turnout.
The Conservatives have bolstered their strength in North East Lincolnshire with eight gains out of 14 seats available.
There were 61 candidates contesting across 12 wards. It means the Conservatives now hold 31 seats – up from 23.
Meanwhile, Labour have lost six seats for a total of eight, while the Liberal Democrats lost one and UKIP also lost their single place on the authority.
Conservatives took overall control of the council in 2019 after wrestling control from a Labour/Liberal Democrat alliance. The result will be a big blow to the Labour party who were hoping to regain seats following their loss of power.
Labour retain control of City of Lincoln Council
Conservatives and Lib Dems gained a seat each
Labour lost two of their seats, one to the Conservatives and one to the Liberal Democrats.
This means out of the 11 wards that were up for election, Labour have five, Conservatives have five and the Liberal Democrats have one.
Originally, Labour had seven seats and the Conservatives had four.
In a twisted turn of events, Liberal Democrats councillor Clare Smalley took the Abbey ward seat off Labour by a majority of 425.
Similarly, Conservative councillor Matthew Fido gained the Moorland seat from Labour’s Geoff Ellis, by a majority of 95 votes.
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March 4, 2021
Writing while Black: Spring 2021 edition
by Sumiko Saulson
Many of you have probably noticed by now that I have stepped back on the number of columns I write per year. Due to the global pandemic, conventions have taken place online for almost a year now.
While I am very happy that we now have a vaccine, at the present time only high-risk people like seniors, nursing home residents, and healthcare workers are receiving it. With a 95 percent efficacy in infection prevention, unknowns regarding new strains of COVID-19 and a still undetermined general public roll out rate, it is highly unlikely that large footprint venues such as convention centers will become open to the public in the first half of this year.
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