131 further coronavirus cases in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
The number of coronavirus cases in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon increased by 131 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 79,166 cases had been confirmed in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 29 (Tuesday), up from 79,035 on Monday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 36,443 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the Northern Ireland average of 36,084.
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 80,656 over the period, to 20,986,171.
There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.
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Hide AdThe dashboard shows 450 people had died in the area by March 29 (Tuesday) – which was unchanged from Monday.
It means there have been four deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on five the previous week.
They were among 3,315 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 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.
Daily 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.