The UK reported 1564 deaths from covid-19 within 28 days of a positive test on Wednesday, the highest daily increase since the … Thank you for reading this story on our website. https://www.newsletter.co.uk/subscriptions. Health Minister Robin Swann has warned that a "festive free-for-all" would be catastrophic for our under-pressure hospitals. Sadly for many families, despite the virtual eradication of serious winter flu, there were still 142 respiratory-related deaths registered in the last week of 2020, according to the NI Statistics and Research Agency. This includes pregnant women, those aged 65 and over, those in care homes, and people with “an illness or underlying health condition (including children from 6 months of age)”. A further 12 deaths and 538 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported by the Department of Health. 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Mr Swann said a further tightening of restrictions would be needed in January in response to the anticipated rise in infections as a result of the festive season relaxations. Telephone: 028 9052 0500 Email: webmaster@health-ni.gov.uk. The National Records for Scotland recorded 4,213 deaths involving Covid-19 had been registered in Scotland up to August 9 while 859 deaths had occurred in Northern Ireland … 57,257 people have tested positive since the start of the outbreak. Army Covid furore: What did Unison statement actually say? Perhaps the most arresting stat of all is this: > There were about 220 people in hospital due to flu during that week last year (nine of them in intensive care or a “high dependency unit”). Northern Ireland . The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice The NI Department of Health said 20 deaths linked to Covid-19 were recorded over the past 48 hours, as well as an additional 998 positive cases. Some of the … He had told the News Letter that in places which had already had their winters (Southern Hemisphere countries such as Australia) “flu has been reduced substantially”. Despite the good news about flu, government advice remains to get vaccinated if you’re in a vulnerable group. > Out of 1,899 flu samples take on the week ending December 27, literally zero came back with a positive result for flu. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers — and consequently the revenue we receive — we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. ©JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Email. 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Northern Ireland has entered a … This is despite an increase in the number of people being tested. In Northern Ireland, schoolchildren in year eight (the first year of secondary school) are also eligible, and the flu programme may be extended to include those in the 50 to 64-year-old age group, starting with the oldest first, but this is subject to vaccine availability. The Republic’s seven-day incidence rate is currently double Northern Ireland’s rate. The Spanish flu pandemic was the largest, but not the only large recent influenza pandemic. Zero patients. Christine Connor: Court of appeal increases sentence for trying to murder police to 25 years, ‘Unionists take heart: gold-standard polls show 22% back Irish unity’. Belfast City Council health and safety staff have been given powers of enforcement to clamp down on Covid-19 offenders, this newspaper can reveal. But the deeper into the data you go, the more striking the numbers become. 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