Covid-19: Five deaths, 983 new cases

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Friday, 8 April 2022 14:39

By Q Radio News

Five more people have died in the past 24 hours after having tested positive for Covid-19.

There are 478 people in hospital who have tested positive and five of them are in ICU with two being ventilated.

The death toll is 3,358 and there are 139 care home outbreaks

Nine hospitals are working over capacity today

A further 983 positive cases have been reported in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, one in 16 people here are likely to have had Covid-19 last week, according to the Office for National Statistics.

That's down from one in 15 the previous week.

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