The report said in the week ending September 29 there were 10 Covid registered deaths in Northern Ireland
A new Covid-19 variant has been identified in Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.
BA.2.86 was first identified in the UK in August and the PHA said there are now a small number of cases in Northern Ireland. Relating to Covid-19 infections in care homes, the bulletin said: “There has been an increase in the number of new outbreaks in the current week compared to the previous week; with 11 new outbreaks reported in week 39; compared to 7 in the previous week.
“The 80+ year-old age group had the majority of community acquired emergency Covid-19 hospital admissions in week 39 .
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