Covid-19: 35 deaths last week - 3,227 new infections in past 24 hours

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Another 3,227 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland with one further fatality, according to the Department of Health.

The number of new infections is down slightly on Wednesday's record total of 3,231 cases. 

On Thursday morning, there were 254 Covid-positive patients in hospital, of whom 34 were in intensive care.

The latest Covid-19 figures from the Department of Health show one death in Northern Ireland and 3,227 new cases in the past 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/9xehLr6ozE

— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) December 23, 2021

Thirty five deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland have been recorded in the latest weekly update.

The figure is up on the 28 fatalities in the previous week, according to data compiled by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra).

The latest deaths, which happened in the week ending December 17, take the total number of coronavirus-linked fatalities recorded by Nisra to 3,988.

The Nisra figure is drawn from different data sources and is always higher than the Department of Health’s total, as it provides a broader picture of the impact of Covid-19.

On December 17, the department had reported 2,949 deaths.

The department’s statistics focus primarily on hospital deaths and only include people who have tested positive for the virus.

Just in - official figures show 35 deaths involving Covid-19 in Northern Ireland last week, bringing the death toll here since the start of the pandemic to 3,988.

In full: pic.twitter.com/KiICdTqvzR

— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) December 23, 2021

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