129 further coronavirus cases in Mid Ulster
The number of coronavirus cases in Mid Ulster increased by 129 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 53,604 cases had been confirmed in Mid Ulster when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 16 (Wednesday), up from 53,475 on Tuesday.
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Hide AdThe cumulative rate of infection in Mid Ulster, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 35,987 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the Northern Ireland average of 34,797.
In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 90,974 over the period, to 19,911,155 – though case figures reported in Scotland cover a period of less than 24 hours.
There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Mid Ulster.
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Hide AdThe dashboard shows 308 people had died in the area by March 16 (Wednesday) – which was unchanged from Tuesday.
It means there has been one death in the past week, which is a decrease on two the previous week.
They were among 3,263 deaths recorded across Northern Ireland.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Mid Ulster.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.