AS Fermanagh and Omagh marks one year since the first coronavirus lockdown, there is welcome news this afternoon as the district reported zero new cases of the virus in the past 24 hours in the Department of Health’s daily update. 

The last time that the district had no new cases recorded was September 12, 2020.

The total number of cases of coronavirus in the district now stands at 5,684.

According to the daily update from the Department of Health, the district continues to have the lowest seven-day rate per 100 thousand in Northern Ireland at 24.0 which equates to 28 cases in the last week.

Out of those 28 cases nine were aged 19 and under; seven between 20 and 39; six between the ages of 40 and 59; six were aged between 60 and 79 with no cases reported in people aged 80 or over.

Two postcodes in the district record no new Covid-19 cases.

From March 15-21, both BT74 and BT93 recorded no cases while BT92 had 3 and BT94 had 5.

In the past 24 hours there were 139 new cases of Coronavirus reported to the Department of Health bringing the total number of cases of the virus to 116,332.

Across Northern Ireland there were no deaths reported in the past 24 hours relating to the virus and it brings the overall death toll to 2,107. There are currently 83 confirmed deaths due to Coronavirus in Fermanagh and Omagh with the last death occurring on February 18.

According to the latest data, there are 32 Covid-19 in-patients across the Western Trust, while across all hospitals in NI, there are 154  such in-patients.  There are 14 Covid-19 ICU patients across NI; 12 of whom are ventilated.

There are 11 Covid-19 in-patients in the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) while there are no Covid-19 patients being treated in ICU in the SWAH. The South West Acute Hospital is operating at 5.29 percent over capacity.

As of March 24, there are nine confirmed active Covid outbreaks in care homes a decrease of four compared with the previous seven days.