Covid-19: Two deaths and 1,471 new cases in NI

29 July 2021

Coronavirus

BBC News NI outlines the latest data on coronavirus and Covid-19 vaccinations across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Two more coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland within the latest 24-hour reporting period.

Both deaths occurred within the past 24 hours.

Deaths are measured by recording those who died within 28 days of receiving a positive Covid-19 test.

The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic is 2,178.

Another 1,471 positive cases have been reported by the Health Department on Thursday, down from 1,600 on Wednesday. This includes samples taken in recent days, not necessarily in the last 24 hours.

A total of 154,167 people in Northern Ireland have had a confirmed diagnosis of the virus since the pandemic began.

There are now 234 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Covid-19 in hospitals in Northern Ireland. That figure is down from Wednesday's total of 244 patients.

There are 31 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care units - down by one from Wednesday - 25 of whom are on ventilators, a rise of two.

Last updated 29 July at 14:15 BST

Source: Department of Health Northern Ireland

Vaccines

A total of 2,239,652 Covid-19 vaccines had been administered in Northern Ireland as of Thursday afternoon.

The number of people who have received one dose of the vaccine stands at 1,209,145.

Of those, 1,030,507 have received two doses.

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Source: NHS England, Public Health Wales, Public Health Scotland, gov.uk dashboard. Wales updated weekly. England, Scotland and Northern Ireland updated weekdays.

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Cases are people who have tested positive for coronavirus. Public health bodies may occasionally revise their case numbers up or down. Case rate by age only available for England. *The “average area” means the middle ranking council or local government district when ranked by cases per 100,000 people. The case rate chart shows how many people have tested positive each day for every 100,000 people in that area. The dark blue line shows the average daily rate over the past seven days. This average helps to show whether cases are rising or falling. The case rate by age chart shows how many people have tested positive in each age group per 100,000 people. Steeper rises in older age groups are of more concern because older people are more likely to be badly affected by the virus and are more likely to need hospital care. The case rate by age shows a rate. This means the values for the two age groups cannot be added together to get the overall case rate in each area. Source: UK public health bodies - updated weekdays.

Vaccines are data for first and second doses. England, Scotland and Wales data is by local authority, Northern Ireland is national data. In Scotland and Northern Ireland the percentages are calculated using the most recent mid-year population estimates from the national statistics agencies. In England the percentages are calculated using the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS) database. Percentages in Wales use data from the Welsh Immunisation System. These data include people who have an NHS number and are currently alive. Areas will have different demographics which will affect how many people have been vaccinated. Caution should be taken when comparing areas. Source: UK public health bodies, gov.uk dashboard - England, Scotland and Northern Ireland data updated weekdays, Wales data updated weekly.

Deaths are where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. The chart shows the number of deaths recorded each week per 100,000 people in that area. Covid deaths are in red, other deaths are in grey. The average is the monthly average of deaths in the last five years between 2014-2019. This average will continue to be used in 2021. Recording of deaths over Christmas and New Year was affected by the bank holidays - trends should be treated with caution. Source: ONS, NRS and NISRA - data updated weekly.

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The Republic of Ireland's Department of Health has confirmed 1,361 new cases of Covid-19.

That compares with 1,408 in the previous 24 hours.

A total of 298,048 people in the Republic of Ireland have had a confirmed diagnosis of the virus since the pandemic began.

Daily case numbers may change due to future data review, validation and update.

There are 160 people in hospital, which is up eight from Wednesday, and 26 people remain in intensive care units.

No coronavirus-related deaths were reported in the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday.

The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland since the start of the pandemic stands at 5,035., external

Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn said there were 11 deaths with a date of death in June and 10 in July.

Last updated 29 July at 17:45

Source: Department of Health Ireland

Vaccines

A total of 5,726,222 Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in the Republic of Ireland.

Of those, 3,248,996 were first doses and 2,477,226 were second doses.

Last updated 29 July at 17:45

Source: Department of Health Ireland

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