539 further coronavirus cases in Lisburn and Castlereagh
The number of coronavirus cases in Lisburn and Castlereagh increased by 539 over the weekend, official figures show.
A total of 49,941 cases had been confirmed in Lisburn and Castlereagh when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 14 (Monday), up from 49,402 on Friday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in Lisburn and Castlereagh, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 34,101 cases per 100,000 people, lower than the Northern Ireland average of 34,534.
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.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 170,467 over the period, to 19,700,952 – though figures for Scotland were not included due to a technical issue.
There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded over the weekend in Lisburn and Castlereagh.
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Hide AdThe dashboard shows 243 people had died in the area by March 14 (Monday) – which was unchanged from Friday.
It means there have been four deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on five the previous week.
They were among 3,253 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 Lisburn and Castlereagh.
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Hide AdDaily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.
Figures reported on a Monday are likely to be lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the weekend.