Public Health Agency

Taoiseach says ‘sense of inevitability about progress of Delta variant’ will have ‘implications’ for restrictions

Green leader says ‘too early to say’ if Government will delay plans for indoor dining to reopen on July 5th

Delta variant now accounts for half of all new Covid-19 cases in Northern Ireland

Public Health Agency issues warning as total number of cases of variant more than doubles

Foster concerned over Delta variant as it accounts for ‘20% of new cases’

Swann warns normality ‘some way off’ as Van Morrison concert cancelled

Coronavirus: 271 further cases confirmed in the State

Response to Covid-19 in North cost £6.2bn, report finds

Cross-Border Covid approaches start to align as northwest enters ‘crucial’ period

Local action is being taken to try to drive down infections in one of worst-hit areas

Cross-Border travel must be stopped ‘by enforcement if required’ - Swann

North’s health minister warns of spike in Border Covid cases as vaccine progress differs

‘Positive’ meeting convened to address high rate of Covid-19 in Donegal

Three deaths and 569 cases reported as Nolan urges public not to ‘push the limits’ of reopening

Covid-19: Call for people in North to adhere to health advice as restrictions eased

Close contact services and outdoor attractions to reopen from Friday after months of closure

UK moves to compel introduction of abortion services in North

Northern Secretary given power to direct Stormont Minister to ‘meet legal obligations’

Covid-19 vaccine supply issue could put Northern Ireland back by four weeks

One coronavirus-related death and 169 more cases of Covid-19 reported in North

North’s lockdown exit plan to prioritise education and economy

Allowing people ‘freedom’ to see loved ones also on agenda, Arlene Foster says

Coronavirus: Eleven deaths and 1,929 new cases reported in North

School opening delayed a week due to spiralling Covid-19 infection rates

Covid-19 deaths in North increase by 30 over weekend

‘Absolutely astonishing’ if new coronavirus strain not already present in NI, expert says

Covid-19: North’s death rate in second wave four times that of Republic

Epidemiologist says rate may be linked to slow testing and tracing system

Covid-19: 777 additional cases and seven more deaths reported in the State

319 coronavirus patients are now in hospital as Tony Holohan urges public to ‘dig deep’

Derry and Strabane top a league table that nobody wants to win

‘Complacency set in, people thought they had the Covid pandemic beaten, and they socialised’

North and South’s diverging Covid systems are harming response to case surges

Marked differences in testing and tracing make co-operation more difficult

North’s contact tracing system as ‘useful as chocolate fireguard’, SF MLA says

Public Health Agency chief rejects criticism that system was an abysmal failure

Queen’s University Belfast ‘closely monitoring’ rise in Covid-19 cases

More than 160 students and staff reported to have tested positive for disease

‘Circuit breaker’ lockdown mooted as big rise seen in NI Covid cases

Minister talks up preference for stringent all-island lockdown as 462 new cases seen in North

Coronavirus: 21 test positive after Armagh hospital outbreak

Department reports 89 new Covid-19 cases while Nisra puts overall death toll at 871

Coronavirus: Concern over new outbreaks on building sites and in supermarkets

Six new cases but no further deaths reported in Republic on Monday

Stormont relations further strained by split over travel rules

O’Neill seeks all-island alignment as Foster urges ‘respect’ for Common Travel Area

Coronavirus: Ireland could return to Phase 2 of lockdown if cases rise, doctor warns

Ireland in ‘precarious position’ amid increased spread of virus

Contact tracing rate of 80% achieved in North without use of app

Any app introduced in the North will be compatible with that in the Republic, minister has said

Sweden should have done more to combat coronavirus, health chief says

Nearly 4,500 Swedes have died, a higher mortality rate than neighbouring states

National mythologising has impeded coronavirus response in Europe

Imagined tales of the exotic have blinded rational responses to the virus

Coronavirus: 13 more hospital deaths reported in North

Some 263 have died in hospital setting in region as confirmed cases reach 3,016

Ending North’s lockdown will be based on ‘science applicable to Northern Ireland’

SDLP and Alliance Party have both raised the need for a co-ordinated approach on the island of Ireland

Care homes crisis: ‘There will be people who crumble after this is over’

As troubles mount in the North’s nursing homes, families and carers feel the strain

All eyes on Sweden's liberal gamble with coronavirus

Pubs, gyms and some schools stay open in strategy that relies on personal responsibility

Coronavirus outbreaks identified in 53 care homes in Northern Ireland

SDLP leader and trade union call for all-island efforts in the fight against Covid-19

Coronavirus: 39 more deaths confirmed in the Republic, with 493 new cases

One further death recorded in Northern Ireland as death toll there rises to 194

Coronavirus: Another 17 deaths recorded in Northern Ireland

Latest fatalities confirmed as British government announces further £50m in funding

Coronavirus: Further 18 deaths reported in Northern Ireland

Figures come after confirmation deaths at least one third higher than reported in NI

Coronavirus: Ireland 'may have reached a plateau' but 43 die in one day

NPHET to review Covid-19 measures in nursing homes and other institutions

Coronavirus: Northern Ireland ‘at, or very close to’ peak of outbreak

Public Health Agency says 18 people have died in past 24 hours, 113 further cases

Covid-19 death toll in NI set to be ‘less severe’ than 3,000 predicted

Coronavirus restrictions extended for another three weeks in Northern Ireland

Coronavirus: Deaths in Northern Ireland more than 40% higher than thought

Statistics agency puts Covid-19 deaths at 79 compared to health agency figure of 56

Coronavirus: Concerns in Northern Ireland over under-reported deaths

Figures released each day do not include deaths that occur outside of hospitals

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