Good evening, 

We are now in the fourth week of the lockdown and it continues to be a very challenging time for all of us.

The changes we have all had to make to our lives have not been easy ones but it has been good to see the overwhelming majority of people adhere to the guidance on social distancing.

Amidst it all our journalists continue to work hard to bring you the information you need during this ongoing crisis.

Your News Letter team

Here are the latest headlines: 

• The total number of people to die in hospital in Northern Ireland after testing positive for COVID-19 has increased to 134 in the last 24 hours, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has confirmed. The latest PHA surveillance report reflects the situation in Northern Ireland up to 9.30am on Tuesday April 14. Ten more hospital patients have died across Northern Ireland taking the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 134. The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Northern Ireland now stands at 1,967.
• The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland is concerned that the deaths of residents in care homes from Covid-19 are not being recorded and has urged the Department of Health to work closely with care homes to address the problem. The news comes after the government confirmed there had been coronavirus outbreaks at more than 2,000 care homes in England, with claims that many older people are being “airbrushed” out of figures because official death rates only include those who die in hospital - and not those in care homes or in their own houses.
• Advice on how to take care of your mental and physical wellbeing during the lockdown can be found here at the Public Health Agency website