COVID-19 rate falls in BT48 but prevalence on cityside is six times that in the Waterside of Derry

Between April 19 and April 25 there were 84 SARS-CoV-2 cases on the cityside (BT48) giving a rate per 100,000 of 138, a decrease from a figure of 197.2 per 100,000 for the April 12 to April 18 period that was registered last week.

In the BT47 postal area - the Waterside to Dungiven - there were 13 positive tests over the same weekly period giving a rate per 100,000 of 21, down significantly from the figure of 40.4 this time last week.

Altnagelvin has 1.22% capacity to spare while total COVID-19 occupancy at Derry hospital is 4.59%

In Strabane (BT82) there were 8 cases giving a prevalence rate of 29.8 cases per 100,000, a large drop from 78.1 last week.

In Castlederg (BT81) there were four COVID-19 case giving a rate per 100,000 of 50.7 cases per 100,000, up from 25.3 last Monday.

Derry COVID-19 rate falls to 72.3 cases per 100,000

The cityside of Derry is the fifth worst affected area after the southern section of Belfast city centre (BT2;357.1), Belfast harbour (BT3; 222.2), the area east of Omagh from Sixmilecross north to Plumbridge and Sperrin (BT79; 154.7) and Maghera to Swatragh (BT46; 149.1).