THE daily Coronavirus case rate in the North of Ireland has tripled since the start of July.
That’s the view of the chief medical officer (CMO) and chief scientific adviser after lookin at the most up to date statistics.
At the start of July, there was an average of around three to four cases per day.
That has now risen to more than ten, Professor Ian Young, the chief scientific officer has said today.
While the numbers are still low, Chief Medical Officer Michael McBride said it showed the virus was still active in the community.
He added that measures like distancing and the wearing of face coverings in enclosed spaces more now very important to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
On Wednesday, the Department of Health said that there were five people in hospital in North of Ireland with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.
Two of those patients are being treated in intensive care for Coronavirus.
The statistics were released on the Department of Health’s daily dashboard which tracks the spread of the disease in the North of Ireland as well as providing a picture of how health and social care services are coping.
Figures released show that a total of nine people had tested positive for the deadly virus over the previous 24 hours.
However, no new deaths in the North of Ireland have been recorded
There are five “active” Coronavirus outbreaks in care homes here and a further seven “suspected” outbreaks.
An active outbreak is declared in a care home when a resident or staff member has a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.
A suspected outbreak is recorded when a resident or a member of staff reports COVID-19 having symptom, such as a high temperature or a new, continuous cough, but has not yet received their test result.
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