Fermanagh and Omagh district has worst rate of Covid cases in entire UK + Covid Big Jab Weekend deemed a success

Aug 23, 2021

Michael Cousins

Acting Managing Editor

Good afternoon

This is your news update from the team at the News Letter.

The Covid Big Jab Weekend in Northern Ireland has been deemed a success. The next phase of the vaccination programme will have a sustained focus on pop-up walk-in clinics in high footfall locations, Stormont’s health minister has said.

This news comes as it has been revealed that Fermanagh and Omagh district has worst rate of Covid cases in entire UK. The district council has the highest rate of any local authority in the UK, with a total of 1,003.9 cases per 100,000 people recorded in the seven days to August 18. This is the first time that any local authority in Northern Ireland has recorded rates over 1,000 since comparable records began in summer 2020, when mass testing was first introduced.

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Have a good evening

Michael Cousins

Acting Managing Editor


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