THERE have been no further deaths and 125 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the North of Ireland in the last 24 hours, the Department of Health has confirmed.
However, two deaths which occurred on Friday and Saturday have now been reported, bringing the total death toll to 577 people.
Out of the 3,380 people tested for the virus in the last 24 hours, 125 individuals returned positive results.
That means in the last 72 hours a total of 523 people in the North of Ireland have tested positive for the deadly virus.
The total number of infections is now 9,466 since testing began in March this year.
There are currently 33 patients in hospitals in the North of Ireland with COVID-19, with five in intensive care.
There are 30 active outbreaks in care homes.
There have been 121 people in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area who have been tested positive for Coronavirus in the last seven days.
And 65 of those who tested positive in the council area are in the 20-39 age group bracket.
The total number of people tested positive across Derry and Strabane Council now stands at 460.
Meanwhile, the UK could be facing 50,000 new COVID-19 cases a day by mid-October leading to 200 deaths a day in November if the current rate of infection is not halted, the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has warned.
“At the moment we think the epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days,” Sir Patrick said.
“If, and that’s quite a big if, but if that continues unabated and this grows doubling every seven days… if that continued you would end up with something like 50,000 cases in the middle of October per day.
“50,000 cases per day would be expected to lead a month later, so the middle of November say, to 200-plus deaths per day.
“The challenge therefore is to make sure the doubling time does not stay at seven days.”
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