Sharp rise in Covid deaths as 8 more lives lost

Mar 10, 2021

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The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has launched a new dashboard that will provide a daily update on the progress of Covid-19 vaccinations carried out in Northern Ireland.

The new dashboard is available at: covid-19.hscni.net/ It includes a breakdown of vaccinations administered – including health and care staff across both the HSC system and non-statutory providers.

Health Minister Robin Swann said he is committed to improving the flow of information on vaccines and that the dashboard will be pivotal in this.

The news comes as Northern Ireland experienced its worst number of daily Covid-19 deaths in some time, with the Department of Health confirming that another eight people have died in the last 24 hours.

However, the number of newly diagnosed Covid-19 cases, 147, was significantly down from yesterday.

Alistair Bushe

Editor

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