Magdalene Mitchell who has sadly died of the Coronavirus
Magdalene Mitchell’s granddaughter Jenny told BBC Radio Ulster she was “much loved”.
She died on Tuesday after contracting the virus last Thursday.
On Tuesday night the number of people confirmed to have died with Coronavirus in Northern Ireland was five.
Updated figures issued on Wednesday by health officials say that seven people have now died from the virus.
Officials said today there was 37 new cases bringing the total to 209 of those that have been tested so far.
On Wednesday morning, Radio Ulster’s The Nolan Show said two people had been taken to hospital after testing positive at Bradley Manor care home in Belfast, where Mrs Mitchell was a resident.
The home said it was treating the situation “with the utmost seriousness”.
It added that it had put a number of measures in place, including taking all residents’ temperatures at least twice daily, as well as using “enhanced cleaning and disinfecting procedures throughout the entire facility”.
Altnagelvin Hospital today opened a COVID-19 pod which is being manned by local general practitioners who will screen patients for the virus.
On Monday, Ruth Burke, 82, passed away on Monday night in Antrim Area Hospital and her family has asked for her to be named.
They said she was simply unable to fight the disease.
Because coronavirus is so contagious, those who die with it must be placed in closed coffins.
Mrs Burke’s daughter Brenda said the family did not want her simply to be remembered as a statistic.
She said it was heartbreaking not to be able to see her in her coffin and kiss her goodbye.
Brenda Doherty with her mum Ruth Burke who sadly passed away from Coronavirus
She said: “She lived for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren – they put smiles on her face.
“There is a frustration that people don’t understand, they’re not being respectful of what they’re told.”
In a video posted on her Facebook page, Ms Doherty said her mother had an “unbelievable strength and suffered many challenges in her life”.
“Unfortunately this was one she was not going to overcome,” she added.
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