238 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 238 in the last five days, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 19th Apr 2022, 17:45 BST
File photo dated 21/12/2021 of a nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. The Government has been told to "get a grip" of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, as it was disclosed more than half of suppliers who provided items through the VIP fast-track lane provided stock that was not suitable for use on the front line. Issue date: Wednesday March 30, 2022.File photo dated 21/12/2021 of a nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. The Government has been told to "get a grip" of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, as it was disclosed more than half of suppliers who provided items through the VIP fast-track lane provided stock that was not suitable for use on the front line. Issue date: Wednesday March 30, 2022.
File photo dated 21/12/2021 of a nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London. The Government has been told to "get a grip" of personal protective equipment (PPE) stocks and contracts, as it was disclosed more than half of suppliers who provided items through the VIP fast-track lane provided stock that was not suitable for use on the front line. Issue date: Wednesday March 30, 2022.

The number of coronavirus cases in Mid and East Antrim increased by 238 in the last five days, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.

A total of 47,188 cases had been confirmed in Mid and East Antrim when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on April 19 (Tuesday), up from 46,950 on Thursday, the last working day before the Easter bank holiday.

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The cumulative rate of infection in Mid and East Antrim, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 33,840 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the Northern Ireland average of 37,059.

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 in the latest five-day period in Mid and East Antrim.

The dashboard shows 293 people had died in the area by April 19 (Tuesday) – up from 292 on Thursday.

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

They were among 3,391 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.

Figures reported today are likely to lower as a result of a lag in reporting deaths over the bank holiday.