FIREFIGHTERS rescued one man from a house fire in Newtownbutler in the early hours of yesterday morning, Wednesday, April 28. The PSNI are conducting enquiries into the cause of the fire. The alert was raised with the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) at 3.56am on Wednesday morning. Three fire appliances attended the incident; two from Lisnaskea Fire Station, and one from Enniskillen Fire Station A NIFRS spokesperson said: “Firefighters were called to a bungalow on fire in Camphill Park, Newtownbutler in the early hours. One casualty was rescued by firefighters, and passed into the care of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS).
The death toll recorded by the Department of Health since the pandemic began stands at 2,144 Digital Staff 28 April, 2021 14:11
Another person has died after contracting Covid-19, according to latest figures from the Department of Health.
It brings the death toll recorded by the department since the pandemic began to 2,144.
There have been 98 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.
There are 60 hospital patients who have tested positive for the virus. Of these, eight are in intensive care and three are on ventilators.
The north s hospitals remain busy, with bed occupancy at 100 per cent. Seven hospitals are operating beyond capacity; Altnagelvin in Derry, Antrim Hospital, the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, 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.
Under 40s make up majority of positive Covid cases locally in last week In the last seven days, people under 40 years of age have made up the majority of positive Covid-19 cases in Fermanagh and Omagh. According to the daily update from the Department of Health, 63 people tested positive for the virus from April 20-26. 43 were aged 19 and under and 10 between 20 and 39. Six were aged between 40 and 59, three between 60 and 79 and one aged 80 and over. The local Council area currently has the third-highest seven-day rate of positive cases in Northern Ireland at 53.9. Only Mid Ulster and Derry City and Strabane have a higher rate.