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Jul 31, 2020

Dear reader

An Ulster couple with the same surname have told the News Letter how they can’t wait to tie the knot on Saturday, months after the coronavirus lockdown forced them to cancel plans for a church wedding and hotel reception.

Lauren Bell and Aaron Bell will marry in a garden in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, one of many couples in Northern Ireland who have had to radically alter their wedding plans because of Covid-19.

There are advantages to a wedding postponement though. Lauren (26), a primary school teacher, points out that because she intends to hold her postponed reception next summer, she will get to wear her wedding dress twice!

Meanwhile, a weekly bulletin recording coronavirus-linked deaths in Northern Ireland has recorded a rise for the first time since mid-June.

Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate for seven deaths registered in the week ending July 24, up five from the week before, according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra).

These figures were released despite the Department of Health once again recording no deaths related to coronavirus in Northern Ireland.

The latest figures were released as the shielding period for around 80,000 vulnerable people in Northern Ireland came to an end. Those with serious medical conditions are able to venture outside from Friday for the first time since March as coronavirus restrictions ease.

Stay safe and have a great weekend

Alistair Bushe
Editor

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