63 further coronavirus cases and one more death recorded in Derry City and Strabane
The number of coronavirus cases in Derry City and Strabane increased by 63 in the last 24 hours, official figures show – and one more death was recorded.
A total of 61,745 cases had been confirmed in Derry City and Strabane when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on April 21 (Thursday), up from 61,682 on Wednesday.
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There was also one more coronavirus death recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Derry City and Strabane.
The dashboard shows 221 people had died in the area by April 21 (Thursday) – up from 220 on Wednesday.
It means there has been one death in the past week, which is a decrease on three the previous week.
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The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Derry City and Strabane.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death.