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.

Covid NI: Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland in the last seven days

Northern Ireland records over 53,000 cases of Covid in the last seven days, here are the postcodes most affected by the latest surge.

The Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week Monday, January 3 to Sunday, January 9, 2022.

According to the Northern Ireland Covid Dashboard there were 37,419 positive test results in the last seven days, with 5 postcodes recording more than 1,000 cases.

In the last seven days 387 people have been admitted to hospital for Covid, up from 198 people the week previous.

There have also been 202 care homes with a confirmed outbreak, up from 112 the week prior.

Since January 5, rules for testing in Northern Ireland have changed, with people who have a positive lateral flow test no longer needing to get a PCR test.

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

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In the last seven days 387 people have been admitted to hospital for Covid, up from 198 people the week previous.