300 cases of COVID-19 in local council areas

THERE have been a total of 300 positive cases of COVID-19 in the three District Council areas which cover Tyrone.

Figures compiled and released by the Public Health Agency show that there have been 61 positive cases in Fermanagh and Omagh, 106 in Mid-Ulster and 133 in Strabane and Derry City.

Six more deaths have also been reported due to coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number for the north to 140.

New figures just released by the Public Halth Agency show that 121 people have tested positive for COVD-19.

A total of 2088 cases of the virus have now been confirmed, out of 13,672 tests carried out since the crisis began.

In the Western Trust area, there have been 1638 tests carried out, the lowest number of any of the Trusts. This compares to 2158 tests in the Southern Trust area and 1834 in the Northern Trust, which covers parts of Tyrone including Pomeroy, Kildress and Cookstown.

A total of 37 per-cent of those tested are aged between 45 and 69, a further 30 per-cent are aged between 70 or over and 32 per-cent are aged 0-44.