Derry/Strabane reaches 6,000 COVID-19 cases as rate falls to lowest level since September

By Kevin Mullan
Published 10th Nov 2020, 16:19 BST
Updated 10th Nov 2020, 16:22 BST
The COVID-19 rate is still coming down but at a more gradual pace.The COVID-19 rate is still coming down but at a more gradual pace.
The COVID-19 rate is still coming down but at a more gradual pace.
The decline in the seven-day case rate of COVID-19 per 100,000 people in Derry and Strabane is continuing to decline and has fallen to its lowest level since September.

Between November 3 and November 9, 374 people tested positive in the Derry and Strabane area giving a case rate per 100,000 of 248.2.

It's the first time since late September that the rate has fallen below the 250 per 100,000 milestone.

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Derry and Strabane has the second highest rate by district after Mid Ulster where it is 260.3.

The daily change in the cumulative number of patients with a positive test in Derry and Strabane between November 8 and November 9 was 63.

In total 6,026 people have now tested positive for the illness in Derry and Strabane.

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