FIFTY-THREE care homes in the North of Ireland have been affected by Covid-19, according to Department of Health data.
This is an increase on the announcement last week that 32 homes were affected.
There has been ten deaths of residents from Owen Mor care home on Derry’s Culmore Road.
Three of those residents subsequently died in hospital from COVID-19
Across the North of Ireland, there are 484 care homes, with a total of 16,000 beds.
There are 612 confirmed or suspected Covid-19 patients being treated in hospital across the North of Ireland, according to the Department of Health data.
The figures, updated at 2 pm on Sunday, show that 2,307 patients treated for the illness in hospitals have been discharged.
As of Sunday, there were 36 patients who had tested positive for, or were suspected of having, Covid-19 in intensive care units (ICU) here, with 41 ICU beds available.
In a statement, the Department of Health said that under its Covid-19 surge plan, there are additional ICU beds available should they be required.
“At this point in time the number of available ICU beds is sufficient to cope with the demand,” the spokesperson added.
There were also 42 non-Covid patients being treated in ICU beds across the North of Ireland.
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