BT47 had 617 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.BT47 had 617 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.
BT47 had 617 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.

Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland in the run up to Christmas

With growing concern around the Omicron variant and cases in Northern Ireland on the rise, we explore the postcodes with the highest positive cases in the last week.

Coronavirus infection rates are rising across the UK and there is growing concern around the Omicron Variant.

The Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week Monday, December 13 to Sunday, December 19, 2021.

According to the Northern Ireland Covid Dashboard there were 14,632 positive test results in the last seven days, including 2,349 confirmed cases of the Omicron Variant.

Due to the increase of cases, the booster jab programme has now been extended to anyone aged over 18 in a bid to curb the spread.

In the last week thirty postcodes have recorded more than 200 new cases, this is up from nineteen the week previously.

With Christmas around the corner, anyone who catches Coronavirus will now have to isolate over the holiday period.

Here are the postcodes in Northern Ireland with the highest cases in the past week.

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