Two men die in Belfast after testing positive for COVID-19 - 259 new infections identified in 24 hours

Two men over the age of 60 have died in hospitals in the Belfast City Council area after testing positive for COVID-19, the Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed.
Andrew Quinn
By Andrew Quinn
Published 1st Oct 2020, 14:26 BST
Both deaths have been recorded as having occurred in a hospital.Both deaths have been recorded as having occurred in a hospital.
Both deaths have been recorded as having occurred in a hospital.

One of the men was aged between 60 and 79 while the other man was 80 years-old or over.

The two deaths take Northern Ireland’s total COVID-19 death-toll to 581.

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The DoH has also reported 259 new infections in the last 24 hours - this takes the total number of new coronavirus cases in the last seven days to 1,979.

Three people with COVID-19 have been admitted to hospital in the last 24 hours - the total number of people in hospital is currently 70.

Eighty-four people across Northern Ireland have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in the last 14 days - there have been 65 people discharged from hospital for the same period of time.

Related topics:Covid-19BelfastBelfast City CouncilDepartment of HealthDOHNorthern Ireland

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