Huge spike as 21 Covid related deaths recorded and 787 new infections detected in NI in last 24 hours

Northern Ireland has recorded its highest number of daily Covid-19 related deaths and daily new infections in months.
Andrew Quinn
By Andrew Quinn
Published 23rd Dec 2020, 14:44 BST
Updated 23rd Dec 2020, 14:50 BST
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The Department of Health (DoH) recorded 21 Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours to 10.00am on Wednesday.

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Twelve of the deaths occurred in the last 24 hours while the remaining nine deaths occurred outside of that time-frame but were officially recorded for the first time.

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More than 63,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the pandemic.More than 63,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Thirteen of the individuals to die were male and eight were female.

Two of the people to sadly pass away were aged between 40 and 59; five aged between 60 and 79 and 14 were aged 80 or older.

Twelve of the deaths occurred in a hospital setting while nine occurred in a residential/care home setting.

The 21 deaths occurred in the following local government districts: Belfast (five); Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon (two); Antrim and Newtownabbey (two); Causeway, Coast and Glens (one); Mid-Ulster (four); Mid and East Antrim (three); Derry and Strabane (two); Ards (one) and Fermanagh (one).

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The daily stats from the DoH also revealed a huge spike in the number of infections.

In total, 787 new infections were detected in the last 24 hours with 4,106 individuals having tested positive for Covid-19 in the last seven days.

The total number of individuals to test positive for Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 63,723.

Related topics:Covid-19DOHDepartment of HealthAntrimCraigavonNewtownabbeyBanbridgeArmaghBelfast

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