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Another 89 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, its Department of Health said on Saturday.
Bring the total of seven days to 520.
No new deaths were reported, leaving the total reported by the department at 560.
The latest weekly update from the Northern Ireland Statistical and Research Agency (Nisra) on Friday revealed that the total number of Covid-19 related deaths in the region as of August 21 was 871. The new total included three deaths with Covid-19 in the week. starting August 15. The department’s figures are based on patients who previously tested positive for the virus, while Nisra uses information from death certificates.
A total of 4,233 people have been tested for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, and 89 have tested positive.
The total number of people diagnosed with the virus in the north since the pandemic began now stands at 7,138.
Figures from the department show 17 Covid-19 patients are in hospital and two are in intensive care.
The latest figures come after 10 patients in a hematology ward at the Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh tested positive.
Eleven members of the ward and emergency department staff also tested positive.
Twenty-eight employees are self-isolating, the Southern Health and Social Care Trust said.
He added: “Trust staff continue to work closely with the Public Health Agency to handle the situation.
“The PHA’s contact tracing service has been following up on any confirmed contacts within the wider community.
“The safety of patients, staff and broader contacts continues to be a priority.” – PA
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