Death of man aged over 80 brings Derry COVID-19 toll to 174

By Kevin Mullan
Published 27th Oct 2021, 16:03 BST
Updated 27th Oct 2021, 16:12 BST
The total death toll has risen to 174.The total death toll has risen to 174.
The total death toll has risen to 174.
A man aged over 80 has died with COVID-19 in Derry/Strabane, the Department of Health confirmed this afternoon.

The death occurred in hospital on Wednesday, October 27.

Two further deaths - of a woman aged over 80 on October 22, and of a man aged over 90 on October 18, both in residential care home setting - were also updated to the DoH COVID-19 dashboard today.

In total 174 people have now died with COVID-19 in Derry/ Strabane since the pandemic began in March 2020.

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