406 further coronavirus cases in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
The number of coronavirus cases in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon increased by 406 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 69,750 cases had been confirmed in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on February 11 (Friday), up from 69,344 on Thursday.
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Hide AdThe cumulativerate of infection in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 32,109 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the Northern Ireland average of 30,789.
Since January 31, the UK Health Security Agency has changed the way it reports coronavirus cases.
It means if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 58,316 over the period, to 18,220,515.
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UK case numbers now include LFT results for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.
The dashboard shows 423 people had died in the area by February 11 (Friday) – which was unchanged from Thursday.
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Hide AdIt means there have been four deaths in the past week, which is an increase on two the previous week.
They were among 3,149 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.