Covid-19: Six deaths reported in Northern Ireland and 1,708 cases

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

Six new Covid-19-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland on Saturday.

The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic is 3,271.

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

Another 1,708 cases of coronavirus were reported on Saturday, down from 1,798 cases on Friday.

The Department of Health's dashboard is not updated at the weekend, but on Friday there were 509 people with Covid in hospital in Northern Ireland, down from 515 on Thursday.

Three Covid patients were in intensive care.

Last updated 19 March at 14:10 GMT

Source: Department of Health Northern Ireland

Vaccines

A total of 3,744,997 vaccines for Covid-19 have been administered in Northern Ireland as of Saturday.

A total of 1,422,287 people have had their first dose and 1,328,098 have had their second dose, while 20,532 third doses have been administered.

A total of 974,080 booster jabs have been administered as of Friday.

Last updated 19 March at 14:10 GMT

Source: Department of Health Northern Ireland

There are 1,127 people in hospital with Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland as of the latest figures on Saturday.

There are 52 patients with Covid-19 in hospital intensive care units on Saturday, four more than on Friday.

In the most recent statistics, two deaths were recorded on Wednesday 16 March in the Republic.

The total number of Covid-19-related deaths there since the start of the pandemic is 6,638, as of the latest update on Wednesday.

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

Another 5,452 PCR test-confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday, down from 6,284 on Tuesday.

In addition, 8,644 people registered a positive antigen test.

Last updated 19 March

Source: Department of Health Ireland

Vaccines

A total of 7,817,976 vaccines for Covid-19 (excluding boosters) had been administered in the Republic of Ireland as of Tuesday.

A total of 3,823,314 people have had their first dose and 3,754,960 have had their second dose, while 239,702 single-dose vaccines have been administered.

A total of 2,868,884 booster jabs had been administered as of Tuesday.

Last updated 15 March

Source: Department of Health Ireland

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