Covid infections rise in North East Lincolnshire.

They went up by 40 per cent in February.

Covid 19
Author: Andy MarshPublished 5th Mar 2021
Last updated 5th Mar 2021

Health bosses in North East Lincolnshire say Covid 19 infections there are still heading in the wrong direction.

The number of people with the virus increased by 40% in February across Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham

That goes against the national trend.

Geoff Barnes is the Deputy Director of Public Health in the area and says it’s down to some larger, more concentrated outbreaks