Another 102 cases of the virus have been recorded Digital Staff 06 May, 2021 16:04
There have been no deaths linked to Covid-19 as the Department of Health released its latest figures on the pandemic.
It means the total number of deaths recorded by the department remains at 2,146.
Another 102 cases of the virus were recorded in the latest 24-hour reporting period.
There are 67 inpatients who have tested positive for coronavirus. Seven are in ICU and five are ventilated.
Bed occupancy in hospitals is 103 per cent. Seven hospitals are operating beyond capacity; Antrim Hospital, Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, the Mater Hospital in north Belfast, the Royal Victoria Hospital in west Belfast, the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen and the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald.
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image captionLu Na McKinney drowned at Devenish Island on the lough
Medical staff who tried to save a woman who drowned in Lough Erne have told a court of efforts to resuscitate her.
Lu Na McKinney, a mother of two, was found in the water off Devenish Island in the early hours of 13 April 2017.
Her husband, Stephen McKinney, 44, of Castletown Square, Fintona, County Tyrone, denies her murder.
The couple had stopped their boat at Devenish Island for the night, and during the early hours, Mrs McKinney entered the water.
Her death was originally treated as an accident.
Another 83 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the latest 24 hour reporting period Digital Staff 04 May, 2021 16:01
There have been no further deaths linked to Covid-19 recorded by the Department of Health in the past 24 hours.
It means the total number of deaths since the pandemic began remains at 2,146.
Another 83 new cases of the virus were confirmed in the department s latest daily update.
In hospitals, 62 patients have tested positive for coronavirus. There are seven patients in intensive care and five of these have been ventilated.
Bed occupancy in the north s hospitals is 100 per cent. Four hospitals are operating beyond capacity; the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, the Royal Victoria Hospital in west Belfast, the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen and the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald.
Currently, the waiting times for orthopaedic surgery in the Western Trust are the longest in the region. As of April, there were 4,990 patients awaiting OP assessment. Some patients have been waiting for more than six years, with some 1,691 of these waiting for more than two years. There are 1,748 patients awaiting daycase surgery – the longest of those has been waiting for more than six years, with some 441 patients waiting for more than two years. There are 3,709 patients waiting in-patient surgery in the Western Trust, the longest for more than six years, with some 1,769 patients waiting for more than two years. A new collaborative working trial aimed at developing new ways to tackle long-standing waiting lists has been developed by the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH).