Ten more COVID-19 hospitalisations at Altnagelvin

Ten people were admitted to Altnagelvin between Friday and Sunday.

The hospitalisations occurred on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Three of the patients were aged 40 to 59, three were aged 60 to 79, and four were aged over 80.

At midnight on Sunday there were 68 coronavirus patients in Western Trust hospitals.

Five of nine (55.56%) ICU beds at Altnagelvin were being used to treat COVID-19 patients; three (33.33%) were occupied by patients with other conditions; and one (11.11%) ICU bed was free.

Six ICU patients in total were being ventilated - three were COVID-19 patients and three were non-COVID-19 patients.

In terms of general occupancy 16.13 per cent of beds at Altnagelvin were 'COVID-19 occupied', 71.29 per cent were 'other occupied' and the hospital now has 12.58 per cent capacity left in the system.