Coronavirus: Derry and Strabane COVID-19 positive case total remains at 155

The number of people to have tested positive for COVID-19 in Derry and Strabane remains at 155, the Department of Health confirmed on Thursday.
By Kevin Mullan
Published 7th May 2020, 15:26 BST
Updated 7th May 2020, 15:36 BST
A chart from the Ulster University COVID tracker showing Derrry and Strabane cases over time.A chart from the Ulster University COVID tracker showing Derrry and Strabane cases over time.
A chart from the Ulster University COVID tracker showing Derrry and Strabane cases over time.

Twenty people have died after contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the latest daily COVID-19 dashboard, no change on the previous day's figure.

In total 1,849 people in Derry and Strabane have been tested with 155 positive confirmed cases and 1,694 negative.

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The new data released by the DoH were valid up until 9am on Thursday.

There have now been 169 positive COVID-19 cases and 29 people have died in the neighbouring Causeway Coast and Glens area.

Seventy-five people have tested positive and ten people have died in Fermanagh and Omagh.

And Belfast, the worst affected area, has suffered 1,217 cases and 128 deaths.

Related topics:CoronavirusStrabane COVIDDerryCovid-19StrabaneDepartment of HealthBelfastDOH

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