Northern Ireland

Coronavirus: Five further deaths recorded in north

A further five people have died from coronavirus in Northern Ireland
A further five people have died from coronavirus in Northern Ireland A further five people have died from coronavirus in Northern Ireland
By Claire Simpson

A further five people in Northern Ireland have died from coronavirus.

The deaths bring the total number of fatalities to 435.

Figures released by the Department of Health show that four of the latest fatalities happened over the last 24 hours.

The fifth death happened earlier but has just been reported.

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NHS England has announced 178 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 23,150.

Of the 178 new deaths announced today:

  • 33 occurred on May 9
  • 88 occurred on May 8
  • 27 occurred on May 7

The figures also show 24 of the new deaths took place between May 1 and May 6, four took place in April, while the remaining two deaths occurred in March, with the earliest new death taking place on March 17.

NHS England releases updated figures each day showing the dates of every coronavirus-related death in hospitals in England, often including previously uncounted deaths that took place several days or even weeks ago. This is because of the time it takes for deaths to be confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19, for post-mortem examinations to be processed and for data from the tests to be validated.

The figures published today by NHS England show April 8 continues to have the highest number for the most hospital deaths occurring on a single day, with a current total of 884.

A total of 435 people have died from coronavirus in the north
A total of 435 people have died from coronavirus in the north A total of 435 people have died from coronavirus in the north

A total of 1,857 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, up by 10 on Saturday, the Scottish Government has announced.

Recent statistics show 13,486 people have now tested positive for the virus in Scotland, up by 181 from 13,305 the day before.

There are 82 people in intensive care with coronavirus or coronavirus symptoms, a decrease of 11 on Saturday.

There are 1,484 people in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19, including those who are in intensive care, a drop of 101 from the Saturday total of 1,585.

Since March 5, 3,100 people who have tested positive for coronavirus have been able to leave hospital, which includes 84 people since Saturday.

Public Health Wales said a total of 1,111 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, an increase of 12 on Saturday's figures.

A further 223 people have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of positive cases in Wales to 11,344.