Coronavirus NI: NI Executive meeting called after two more deaths with COVID-19 over weekend - 125 more test positive in last 24-hours - 1,014 test positive in last 7 days - 5 now fighting for lives in ICU - see how many have COVID in YOUR area

An unscheduled meeting of the Stormont Executive has been called in response to rising Covid-19 cases. The health minister said that the rising number is “deeply concerning”.

The latest statistics now reveal that 1,014 have tested positive here in the last 7 days.

That also means that 9,466 have tested positive in NI.

According to the latest dashboard there have been two deaths over the weekend bringing the death toll to 577.

It reports that one death was on September 18 and the other on September 19.

A death took place in Newry, Mourne and Down on Friday and the second death took place in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon on Saturday.

There are now 5 people fighting for their lives with COVID in ICU - and 33 people in hospital also with COVID-19.

And according to the dashboard there are now 30 active COVID cases in NI Care Homes - and 12 suspected cases of COVID-19.

This is how many people have the virus in YOUR area -

Antrim and Newtownabbey: 799 cases

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon: 1,188 cases

Belfast: 2382 cases

Causeway Coast and Glens: 465 cases 


Derry City and Strabane: 460 cases

Fermanagh and Omagh: 253 cases

Lisburn and Castlereagh: 828 cases

Mid and East Antrim: 814 cases

Mid Ulster: 497 cases

Newry, Mourne and Down: 736 cases

Ards and North Down: 621 cases

Not known: 423 cases