There have now been 68 Covid related deaths recorded in Fermanagh and Omagh by the Department of Health.

In the department's daily update today (Friday) there were 12 deaths across Northern Ireland bringing the total to 1,704 with one of these recorded locally. Ten deaths occurred in the last 24 hours with two happening outside the reporting timeframe.

865 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours bringing the total number of cases to 99,216. In Fermanagh and Omagh there were 35 cases where the total now stands at 5,082.

Breaking down Fermanagh by postal district from January 11-17 shows that BT92 had 73 positive cases, BT74 had 52, BT94 had 33 and BT93 had 37 positive cases.

The Council area seven day per 100k rate continues to fall and is currently 249.9, compared to 393.7 for the seven days previous, from January 8-14.

The number of positive cases in the district in the past seven days is 292, compared to 460 for the previous seven days.

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Breaking down cases by age, there were 36 cases in people aged 19 and under; 87 between 20 and 39; 110 between 40 and 59; 48 between 60 and 79, and 10 aged 80 and over.

There are currently 104 Covid-19 in-patients in the Western Trust, with 38 of those at the SWAH. There have been 52 admissions and 67 discharges in the past seven days.

Across the Trusts, there are currently 828 Covid in-patients. The number of ICU Covid-occupied beds stands at 72, with two of those at the SWAH. Some 52 Covid patients are currently on ventilators.

Bed capacity across NI's hospitals is at 94 per cent, with the SWAH operating just below 100 per cent capacity

Confirmed care home outbreaks are currently 129 - a fall of 10 from the previous week. 27 outbreaks were across homes in the Western Trust. The Western Trust has the largest proportion of care homes with an outbreak in its region, with 38 per cent.