174 further coronavirus cases in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
The number of coronavirus cases in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon increased by 174 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 78,729 cases had been confirmed in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on March 25 (Friday), up from 78,555 on Thursday.
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Hide AdThe cumulativerate of infection in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 36,242 cases per 100,000 people, higher than the Northern Ireland average of 35,790.
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 77,306 over the period, to 20,691,123.
People with a positive lateral flow test no longer need to take a follow-up PCR test to confirm the result unless they have coronavirus symptoms.
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Hide AdUK case numbers now include LFT results for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.
The dashboard shows 446 people had died in the area by March 25 (Friday) – which was unchanged from Thursday.
It means there have been four deaths in the past week, which is a decrease on five the previous week.
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Hide AdThey were among 3,292 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 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.
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.