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

A man aged over 80 has died with COVID-19 in Derry/Strabane, the Department of Health confirmed this afternoon.
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.

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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