The Department of Health has reported over 11,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the last week.
A total of 11,944 positive cases of the virus were reported between August 16 and August 22.
11 postcode areas are reported as having over 250 new cases within this week.
The worst hit postcode areas are:
- BT48 - Creggan/Ballymagowan areas of Derry - 696 cases
- BT47 - Dungiven/Eglinton areas of Derry - 564 cases
- BT34 - Warrenpoint and Kilkeel - 359 cases
- BT35 - Newry - 350 cases
- BT60 - Keady and Market Hill - 329 cases
- BT12 - Falls Road/Donegal Road area - 328 cases
- BT17 - Poleglass/Hannahstown - 288 cases
- BT92 - Lisnaskea - 284 cases
- BT71 - Coalisland - 260 cases
- BT78 - Fintona/Newtownstewart - 257 cases
You can view the full breakdown here.
Meanwhile, Wales and Northern Ireland are recording their highest rates of new cases of Covid-19 since January, as the third wave of coronavirus continues to pick up pace across the country, new figures show.
Fermanagh & Omagh also has the highest rate of any local authority in the UK, with a total of 1,003.9 cases per 100,000 people recorded in the seven days to August 18.
This is the first time that any local authority in Northern Ireland has recorded rates over 1,000 since comparable records began in summer 2020, when mass testing was first introduced.
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