It was another day of low number of cases in Fermanagh and Omagh, as five positive Covid cases were recorded by the Department of Heath in the last 24 hours.

It brings the total locally to 5,580 while across Northern Ireland the total is now 113,169 after 163 positive cases were recorded.

Covid related deaths increased by three to 2,066. Fermanagh and Omagh had no deaths recorded with the local death toll still at 83.

Fermanagh and Omagh continues to have the lowest seven-day rate of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland.

Some 46 people have tested positive locally in the past week, which is a rate of 39.4 comapred to the previous seven day rate of 40.2.

Of these 46 cases, six were aged 19 and under; 18 were aged between 20 and 39; 13 were between 40 and 59; six were between 60 and 79, and three were aged 80 and over.

From February 22-28, postal districts in Fermanagh recorded low positive cases, with BT92 having six; BT74 had seven; BT94 had four and BT93 recorded two cases.

There are currently 35 Covid in-patients in the Western Trust, with 12 in the SWAH. Across all hospitals in Northern Ireland, there are 257 Covid in-patients.

There are no Covid patients in the SWAH ICU while across the rest of Northern Ireland's hospitals there 29 Covid patients in ICU with 27 on ventilators.

There were 20 confirmed active care home outbreaks as of March 4 a change of 8 compared to the previous seven days.