51 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Fermanagh and Omagh

The number of coronavirus cases in Fermanagh and Omagh increased by 51 over the weekend, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 42,330 cases had been confirmed in Fermanagh and Omagh when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on April 25 (Monday), up from 42,279 on Friday.

The cumulative rate of infection in Fermanagh and Omagh, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 36,076 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the Northern Ireland average of 37,235.

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.

There was also one more coronavirus death recorded over the weekend in Fermanagh and Omagh.

The dashboard shows 160 people had died in the area by April 25 (Monday) – up from 159 on Friday.

It means there have been five deaths in the past week, which is an increase on none the previous week.

They were among 3,409 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 Fermanagh and Omagh.

Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.

Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.