Covid-19: Two Covid-related deaths and 1,669 cases

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

Two more Covid-19-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland on Sunday.

The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic is 3,252.

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

Another 1,669 cases of coronavirus were reported on Sunday, down from 2,032 cases on Saturday.

Hospital figures are not currently updated at weekends, but on Friday there were 467 patients with Covid-19 in hospitals in Northern Ireland, down from 483 on Thursday.

As of Friday, one Covid patient was in intensive care.

Last updated 13 March at 14:10 GMT

Source: Department of Health Northern Ireland

Vaccines

A total of 3,738,776 vaccines for Covid-19 have been administered in Northern Ireland as of Sunday.

A total of 1,421,473 people have had their first dose and 1,326,668 have had their second dose, while 20,468 third doses have been administered.

A total of 970,167 booster jabs have been administered as of Sunday.

Last updated 13 March at 12:00 GMT

Source: Department of Health Northern Ireland

The total number of Covid-19-related deaths in the Republic of Ireland since the start of the pandemic is 6,611 as of the latest update on Friday.

This figure, which is subject to revision, includes "probable and possible" Covid-19-linked deaths.

Another 9,186 PCR test-confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in the Republic of Ireland on Friday, up from 4,065 cases on Thursday.

In addition, 6,752 people registered a positive antigen test on Friday.

There were 957 patients with Covid in hospitals in the Republic of Ireland on Sunday morning, up from 895 on Saturday.

There were 41 patients with Covid-19 in hospital intensive care units on Sunday, unchanged from Saturday's figure.

Last updated 13 March

Source: Department of Health Ireland

Vaccines

Vaccine figures are not currently updated at weekends.

A total of 7,806,884 vaccines for Covid-19 (excluding boosters) had been administered in the Republic of Ireland as of Thursday.

A total of 3,820,287 people have had their first dose and 3,747,044 have had their second dose, while 239,553 single-dose vaccines have been administered.

A total of 2,852,206 booster jabs had been administered as of Thursday.

Last updated 10 March

Source: Department of Health Ireland

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