Five Covid-19 deaths and 1,549 new cases recorded in Northern Ireland

Q Radio News

Five more people have died with Covid-19 and a further 1,549 new cases have been diagnosed.

There are 395 people in hospital who have tested positive for Covid-19.

Today there are 35 people with Covid-19 receiving specialist care in ICU, 24 of whom are being ventilated. 

Hospitals have more patients than beds and 256 people are awaiting admission.

There are nine free ICU beds in Northern Ireland.

Children aged 10 to 14 continue to be the age group with the highest number of new cases in the past seven days (18%).

The infection rate across Northern Ireland is 608 per 100,000 people with Mid Ulster council area recording the highest rate (741.9), followed by Mid and East Antrim (728.8) and Antrim and Newtownabbey (703.1).

Derry City and Strabane has the lowest infection rate (472).

The death toll stands at 2,856 with 43 of those deaths occurring in the past seven days.

There are outbreaks in 33 care homes. 

Meanwhile, there have been a further 4,764 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland, with 598 patients in hospital with the disease and 126 in intensive care.

Department of Health daily Covid-19 update for Northern Ireland.

Five deaths and 1,549 positive cases reported in the past 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/i8Q9erXIth

— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) November 25, 2021

(Infection rates in each council area)