No further Covid related deaths but almost 200 new cases confirmed in NI

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No further COVID19 related deaths have been confirmed in Northern Ireland. 

However another 179 people have tested positive for coronavirus since yesterday. 

The number of fatalities recorded by the Department of Health remains at 2,155.

It follows a warning that Northern Ireland could see more than 1,000 Covid-19 cases a day by the end of the summer.  

The 1,000 to 1,200 daily case number at the end of August is the department’s central projection of the virus’ trajectory over the coming months.

That number of cases would translate to between 200 to 300 hospital inpatients with Covid-19 by mid-September.

The department’s modelling is based on three assumptions – the Delta variant becoming dominant in the region; 85% of the adult population having received two doses of vaccine and the public continuing to adhere to social distancing and hygiene guidance.

At a media briefing on Wednesday, the department said there had been 254 probable or confirmed cases of the Delta variant in Northern Ireland.

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