A further 10 people have died and 275 new cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed. It is the lowest figure for new cases since Thursday October 1 2020 when 259 people tested positive. However, the following day the number of new cases had jumped to 924.
‘Horrendous pressure’in midst of Covid admissions surge Posted: 2:07 pm February 6, 2021
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A COVID ward manager at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) has spoken out about the “horrendous pressure” staff are facing every day as they struggle to cope with the huge surge in admissions during recent weeks.
Sister Mairead Boyd, who oversees Ward 9, said that the last two weeks had definitely been the worst so far in the SWAH during the pandemic.
She said, “Yes we are under horrendous pressure, morale can be low and we are tearful at times, but we continue to support each other as best we can and pick each other up when times are difficult.”
Pictured are Sarah s mum Teresa Leonard; Play Specialist Doris Kirkpatrick; Student Nurse Gemma Flanaghan, Fundraiser Sarah Leonard and Staff Nurse Martina Doherty. The Western Trust’s Children’s Ward at the South West Acute Hospital gratefully acknowledges a kind donation of two Nintendo Switch Games - Spyro and Super Mario Odyssey from Sarah Leonard from Belleek. Doris Kirkpatrick, Play Nurse Specialist said: “This was a huge effort for Sarah Leonard as she has a Learning Difficulty and spent her time during lock-down making the NHS Rainbows out of Hama Beads. She sold these in her local Bridal Store in Belleek to raise the cash in order to buy the games. Well Done Sarah and Thank you from all the Children attending our ward.
There were 14 positive Covid-19 cases reported in Fermanagh and Omagh Council area on the Department of Health s daily update today, Thursday. It is the third consecutive day the area has had the lowest number of positive cases across all Council s in Northern Ireland and brings the total to 5,368. Across Northern Ireland, 412 positive cases were identified with the total now at 105,637. Death related to the virus in Northern Ireland increased by 10 to 1,899. Four of those occurred in the last 24 hours, while 6 were recorded outside the 24 reporting period. None of the deaths were in Fermanagh and Omagh which has the lowest deat toll of 79.