Derry COVID-19 rate drops sharply to 477.9 cases per 100,000

The Derry/Strabane seven day COVID-19 rate has dropped sharply to 477.9 cases per 100,000.
By Kevin Mullan
Published 16th Sep 2021, 15:44 BST
Updated 16th Sep 2021, 16:15 BST
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Between September 9 and September 15, there were 723 cases giving a seven day rate of 477.9 per 100,000, down from 536.7 on Wednesday.

Fermanagh/Omagh (580.1), Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon (577.7), Lisburn and Castlereagh (562.3) and Causeway Coast and Glens (486.8) now all have higher rates than Derry/ Strabane.

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Antrim and Newtownabbey (379.1), Ards and North Down (396.4), Newry, Mourne and Down (429), Mid and East Antrim (441.6), Belfast (445.7), Mid Ulster (464.6), all have lower rates than Derry/Strabane.

The average rate for the north is 479.2.

The daily change in the cumulative number of patients with a positive test in Derry and Strabane between September 14 and September 15 was 81.

In total 23,873 people have now tested positive for the illness in Derry and Strabane.

A breakdown of the number of vaccinations by postcode shows that 81,363 have been administered in BT48 and 82,834 have been administered in BT47 - 164,197 in total in Derry.

Related topics:DerryStrabaneFermanaghAntrimMid and East Antrim

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