Coronavirus: Six of 36 new COVID-19 deaths were of people in the north-west

The centre was informed on Tuesday that 36 more patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in the 26 counties have died.

Twenty-seven deaths were located in the east, 6 in the north west, and 3 in the south.

The patients included 17 females and 19 males.

Twenty-four (66.6%) patients were reported as having underlying health conditions and the median age of today’s reported deaths is 81.

There have now been 210 COVID-19 related deaths in the south. The median age of deaths in Iis 81. The mean age of deaths is 79.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been informed of 345 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the 26 counties, as at 1pm, Tuesday 7 April.

There are now 5,709 confirmed cases of COVID-19 the south.