11 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Strabane and Derry

THERE have been 11 new reported cases of COVID-19 in the Strabane and Derry district council area in the past 24 hours, according to figures released by the Public Health Agency this afternoon.

In their daily report, the PHA has also announced a further 113 positive cases of the coronavirus across the north.

A further 18 deaths due to the disease have been reported across the north.

In Fermanagh and Omagh, the number of positive cases remains at 61 for April 16, the same number as during the previous 24 hours.

Five more people have tested positive in the Mid-Ulster area, which also covers parts of Tyrone.