Northern Ireland

Coronavirus: One further death as toll rises to 506

The coronavirus death toll in Northern Ireland has risen to 506
The coronavirus death toll in Northern Ireland has risen to 506 The coronavirus death toll in Northern Ireland has risen to 506

The coronavirus death toll in Northern Ireland has risen to 506 after one more death was reported by the Department of Health.

The deaths reported by the department mainly refer to fatalities in hospital.

The department also reported a further 25 cases of confirmed Covid-19, bringing the total number of positive cases in Northern Ireland to 4,570.

The number of people tested for the virus over the last 24 hours was 1,370.

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NHS England has announced 147 new deaths of people who tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 25,691.

Of the 147 new deaths announced on Sunday:

- 28 occurred on May 23

- 40 occurred on May 22

- 12 occurred on May 21

The figures also show 49 of the new deaths took place between May 1 and 20, 16 were in April, and the remaining two occurred in March with the earliest new death on March 13.

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 on a single day, with a current total of 891.

A further 25 cases of confirmed Covid-19 were reported in the north
A further 25 cases of confirmed Covid-19 were reported in the north A further 25 cases of confirmed Covid-19 were reported in the north

The number of patients in Scotland who have died after testing positive for Covid-19 has risen by nine to 2,270, according to the latest statistics.

Figures published by the Scottish Government show the rise in the past 24 hours.

The statistics indicate 15,101 people have tested positive for Covid-19, up of 60 from 15,041 the previous day.

There are 845 patients in hospital who have tested positive for Covid-19, up four from 841 on Saturday.