196 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Mid and East Antrim

The number of coronavirus cases in Mid and East Antrim increased by 196 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.
A Coronavirus testing centre in Dalston, east London. There were a further 6,042 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Saturday, taking the overall number to 429,277. A further 34 deaths were recorded.

The number of coronavirus cases in Mid and East Antrim increased by 196 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 42,761 cases had been confirmed in Mid and East Antrim when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 9 (Wednesday), up from 42,565 on Tuesday.

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The cumulative rate of infection in Mid and East Antrim, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 30,666 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the Northern Ireland average of 33,985.

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 66,870 over the period, to 19,373,884.

There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Mid and East Antrim.

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The dashboard shows 284 people had died in the area by March 9 (Wednesday) – up from 283 on Tuesday.

It means there has been one death in the past week, which is a decrease on two the previous week.

They were among 3,241 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 Mid and East Antrim.

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