Welcome to the new weekly update, providing the latest statistics for Covid infections in Northern Ireland.
Below: Weekly positive cases from tests conducted.
Below: Weekly positive cases per 100,000 population for Local Government Districts across Northern Ireland.
Below: Confirmed COVID-19 care home outbreaks in Northern Ireland, 2020-22
There were 13 new outbreaks reported in week 23, which is a marked increase from the previous week.
Below: Weekly number of unique episodes of COVID-19, 2022
Below: Estimates of the percentage of people in NI testing who would have tested positive for COVID-19
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey produces estimates of the percentage of people testing positive for COVID-19 in private residential households across the UK, regardless of symptoms.
This is not affected by changes in testing policy or behaviour and is a useful indicator of the true prevalence and incidence of COVID-19. This reached its highest level at the beginning of February 2022 (7.9%). There have been increases prevalence and incidence in recent weeks.
In the most recent study week (week ending 11th June 2022), the estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19 was 42,900 (95% credible interval: 32,600 to 54,300). This equates to 2.34% of the population, or around 1 in 45 people.
Below: Episode rate per 100,000 population by Local Government District (LGD), for week 23 2022
The next weekly update will be published on Friday 25 June 2022.