151 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Derry City and Strabane
The number of coronavirus cases in Derry City and Strabane increased by 151 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 60,351 cases had been confirmed in Derry City and Strabane when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 29 (Tuesday), up from 60,200 on Monday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in Derry City and Strabane, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 39,939 cases per 100,000 people, far higher than the Northern Ireland average of 36,084.
In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 80,656 over the period, to 20,986,171.
There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Derry City and Strabane.
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Hide AdThe dashboard shows 214 people had died in the area by March 29 (Tuesday) – up from 213 on Monday.
It means there have been three deaths in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.
They were among 3,315 deaths recorded across Northern Ireland.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Derry City and Strabane.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.