COVID-19 rate in BT48 and BT47 continues to drop

The prevalence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the BT48 and BT47 postal districts of Derry is continuing to decline, according to the weekly breakdown of data published by the Department of Health.
By Kevin Mullan
Published 9th Nov 2020, 15:52 BST
Updated 9th Nov 2020, 16:24 BST
A map showing COVID-19 rates by postal district.A map showing COVID-19 rates by postal district.
A map showing COVID-19 rates by postal district.

New figures published on Monday show infections in the BT48 and BT47 postal districts have declined significantly.

Today it was reported that between November 2 and November 8 the case rate in BT48, which covers the cityside of Derry, fell to 283.2 per 100,000 with 172 new positive cases registered over the course of the week.

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That was down from case rates of 398.5 per 100,000 a week ago, 691.6 per 100,000 a fortnight ago, and 1,155.9 per 100,000 just three weeks ago.

In BT47, which covers, the Waterside and its hinterland to Dungiven, there has been a similar pattern of decline.

The rate has fallen to 275 per 100,000 people with 169 positive cases over the seven days. This fell from 364.5 per 100,000 last week, 595.5 per 100,000 a fortnight ago, and 997.4 per 100,000 three weeks ago.

Over a dozen postal districts across the north are now recording higher prevalence rates of COVID-19 than BT48 and BT47 although many are less populous areas.

Related topics:DerryDepartment of Health

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