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Health
Lauren Harte

Covid NI: Six further deaths and over 1,300 cases reported

Six further coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland on Saturday.

These fatalities are said to have occurred during the current 24 hour reporting period.

A further 1,349 positive Covid cases have also been recorded in NI today.

In addition 2,310,931 vaccines have been administered in total.

Meanwhile a Covid vaccination service in west Belfast is offering free mother and baby packs to all pregnant who attend for their jab this weekend.

The pop-up clinic runs at Colin Town Square on the Stewartstown Road from 11am to 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.

No appointment is necessary but those attending must bring photo ID.

Twelve pregnant women with Covid-19 have been treated by the Belfast Trust in the past week.

Pre-term deliveries have also had to be arranged for a number of pregnant women in recent weeks.

The Trust said that unvaccinated pregnant women are more likely to become infected with Covid-19, more likely to become unwell if they are infected, and more likely to require hospital admission and respiratory support.

It said that pregnancy can reduce an expectant woman's lung capacity, and Covid-19 can further increase pressure on the lungs.

On Friday, Northern Ireland became the first UK region where those aged 16 to 17 with no underlying medical conditions could receive the jab.

The teenagers were able to attend walk-in appointments at seven regional vaccination centres across the region.

Meanwhile the first child under the age of 15 has died after contracting coronavirus in Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency revealed the young person's death in their latest weekly bulletin on Friday, which included 19 deaths registered from July 24-July 30.

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