Tuesday's Covid update from the Department of Health has shown that the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area is no longer the area least affected by Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.

With 113 positive cases reported of the virus, increasing the total to 3,405, in Fermanagh and Omagh has overtaken Ards and North Down which is now the least affected area (3,233).

It comes as 1,566 people across Northern Ireland tested positive for the virus with the total not at 68,762.

The death toll across Northern Ireland has risen to 1,305 with 65 deaths reported since Christmas Eve. One of those deaths occurred in the Fermanagh and Omagh area which has the lowest number of deaths at 46.

Breaking down Fermanagh by postal district shows from December 21-27, BT92 has 72 positive cases, BT74 has 63, BT94 has 55 and BT93 has 40.

Fermanagh and Omagh no longer has the highest seven day rate of positive cases, dropping to third with 367.2 per 100k of population behind Derry and Strabane and Mid Ulster. However, there have still been 429 positive cases in the last week compared to 349 from December 15-21.

61 were aged 19 and under; 153 between 20 and 39; 143 between 40 and 59; 57 between 60 and 79 and 15 aged 80 and over.

There are currently 67 Covid-19 in-patients in the Western Trust, with 17 of those at the SWAH. There have been 33 admissions and 38 discharges in the past seven days.

Across the Trusts, there are currently 462 Covid in-patients. The number of ICU Covid-occupied beds stands at 34, with one of those at the SWAH. 24 Covid patients are currently on ventilators.

Confirmed care home outbreaks are currently at 96 - an increase of 10 compared to the previous seven days.