Covid-19: One more Covid-linked death and 1,040 new cases

4 August 2021

Coronavirus

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

One more coronavirus-related death has been recorded in Northern Ireland within the latest 24-hour reporting period.

Deaths are measured by recording those who died within 28 days of receiving a positive result in a test for coronavirus.

The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic is 2,206.

Another 1,040 cases of coronavirus have been reported on Wednesday, down from 1,082 on Tuesday.

That includes cases confirmed from samples taken in recent days, not necessarily in the past 24 hours.

A total of 159,471 people in Northern Ireland have had a confirmed diagnosis of the virus since the pandemic began.

There are 226 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals in Northern Ireland, up two from 224 patients on Tuesday.

There are 38 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care units, one more than last reported.

There are 29 patients with Covid-19 on ventilators, three more than last reported.

Last updated 4 August at 14:00 BST

Source: Department of Health Northern Ireland

Vaccines

A total of 2,284,540 Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Northern Ireland as of Wednesday afternoon.

The number of people who have received one dose of the vaccine stands at 1,221,743.

Of those, 1,062,797 have received two doses.

Last updated 4 August at 18:20 BST

Source: Department of Health Northern Ireland

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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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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 5,044.

Another 1,314 cases of coronavirus have been reported, up from 1,015 on Tuesday.

A total of 305,527 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 review, validation and updates of the data.

There are 187 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals in the Republic of Ireland, 30 of whom are in intensive care units, up one from Tuesday.

Last updated 4 August at 18:20

Source: Department of Health Ireland

Vaccines

A total of 5,992,433 Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in the Republic of Ireland.

Of those, 3,379,110 were first doses and 2,613,323 were second doses.

Last updated 04 August at 18:20

Source: Department of Health Ireland

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