CORONAVIRUS: Thursday's figures for deaths in Lincolnshire hospitals are revealed

The number of deaths of people with coronavirus in ULHT hospitals now stands at 86 in total.

A spokesperson for ULHT said: “Sadly we can confirm that a further patient who was being cared for in one of our hospitals and had tested positive for COVID-19, has died.

“The patient was a 64 year old man who had underlying health conditions.

“His family has been informed and our thoughts and condolences are with them at this difficult and distressing time.”