Covid-19: One death, 3,027 new cases

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Thursday, 17 February 2022 14:20

By Q Radio News

One person has died in the past 24 hours while a further 3,027 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

There are 443 people in hospital who have tested positive, of whom 11 are in ICU.

Six of those 11 people are on a ventilator.

Nine hospitals are operating over bed capacity today.

The highest percentage of new cases in the past seven days is among those aged 35 to 39 (10%).

There are 173 outbreaks in care homes.

The death toll since the pandemic began stands at 3,166.

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