Covid-19: No further deaths, 43 new cases in Northern Ireland

written by Chris McNulty August 6, 2020

THERE have been 43 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the North of Ireland.

It brings the total number of confirmed positive cases in Northern Ireland to 6,049.

There have been no Coronavirus-related deaths recorded by the Department of Health in the past 24 hours.

Its death toll remains remains at 556.

The department’s daily figures are mostly comprised of hospital deaths, where a patient had previously tested positive for the virus.

There have been 29 deaths from Coronavirus in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area since the pandemic erupted in March this year.

Twenty-three clusters of Covid-19 cases have been identified in the North of Ireland since contact tracing began in May.

Eleven are still open, with 168 cases of the virus associated with them.

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