AWFULLY sad news as 61 new COVID-19 related deaths identified by NISRA in Northern Ireland
Good afternoon, We have some terribly sad news to bring you this morning. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agenecy (NISRA) has identified 61 additional COVID-19 related deaths as having occurred between May 9 to May 20 - this takes the death-toll to 664. Of these deaths, 322 (48.5%) took place in hospital, 303 (45.6%) in care homes, six (0.9%) in hospices and 33 (5%) at residential addresses or other locations. The 309 deaths in care homes and hospices involved 76 separate establishments. On a much more positive note, a new COVID-19 testing centre opens its doors for the first time today. The testing centre, which is located in the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Belfast, has the capacity to carry out up to 1,000 tests per day and will be a welcome addition to the Province's battle against the deadly Coronavirus. We hope you have found our coverage of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland useful and informative but we think it's important to provide you, our readers, with some light relief too. Enter stage right our look back at life in Northern Ireland in 1994 - this comprises of 31 amazing images of how we did things 26 years ago - make sure to flick through the images to see if you can spot either yourself or someone you know! Inevitably, sport has been acutely affected by the Coronavirus but credit to our sports team who have consistently served up good quality, interesting and engaging articles. One sports article we think will interest you is a story about a female NHS worker who managed to pull off a hole in one at City of Derry Golf Club. We also look at how Derek Sheils was all revved up for bold new approach in 2020 on the new BMW and we also have details on the framework designed by Sport NI to get the Province back to playing all our favourite sports. Take care and have a safe and happy bank holiday weekend. The News Letter
We have some terribly sad news to bring you today.
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) has identified 61 additional COVID-19 related deaths as having occurred between May 9 to May 20 - this takes the death-toll to 664.
Of these deaths, 322 (48.5%) took place in hospital, 303 (45.6%) in care homes, six (0.9%) in hospices and 33 (5%) at residential addresses or other locations.
The 309 deaths in care homes and hospices involved 76 separate establishments.
On a much more positive note, a new COVID-19 testing centre opens its doors for the first time today.
The testing centre, which is located in the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Belfast, has the capacity to carry out up to 1,000 tests per day and will be a welcome addition to the Province's battle against the deadly Coronavirus.
We hope you have found our coverage of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland useful and informative but we think it's important to provide you, our readers, with some light relief too.
Enter stage right our look back at life in Northern Ireland in 1994 - this comprises of 31 amazing images of how we did things 26 years ago - make sure to flick through the images to see if you can spot either yourself or someone you know!
Inevitably, sport has been acutely affected by the Coronavirus but credit to our sports team who have consistently served up good quality, interesting and engaging articles.
One sports article we think will interest you is a story about a female NHS worker who managed to pull off a hole in one at City of Derry Golf Club.
We also look at how Derek Sheils was all revved up for bold new approach in 2020 on the new BMW and we also have details on the framework designed by Sport NI to get the Province back to playing all our favourite sports.
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Take care and have a safe and happy bank holiday weekend.
Coleraine actress Jayne Wisener has acted with everyone from Johnny Depp to Helena Bonham Carter in a career which has seen her appear on stage and on the big (and small screen).
Sport NI has published a framework for the sports sector, to support a return to sport and physical recreation, in line with the NI Executive's 5 Step Plan.
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