THE Department of Health have said that there are currently five people in hospital in North of Ireland with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.
Two of those patients are being treated in intensive care for Coronavirus.
The statistics were released on the Department of Health’s daily dashboard which tracks the spread of the disease in the North of Ireland as well as providing a picture of how health and social care services are coping.
Figures released show that a total of nine people have tested positive for the deadly virus in the past 24 hours.
However, no new deaths in the North of Ireland have been recorded
There are five “active” coronavirus outbreaks in care homes here andd a further seven “suspected” outbreaks.
An active outbreak is declared in a care home when a resident or staff member has a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19.
A suspected outbreak is recorded when a resident or a member of staff reports COVID-19 having symptom, such as a high temperature or a new, continuous cough, but has not yet received their test result.
Health chiefs continue to urge the public to maintain a social distance of two metres as much as possible and wash hands regularly to prevent the spread of the virus.
