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Ballymena Covid Centre at capacity by yesterday morning with GPs told to find alternatives for suspected patients A GP-led Covid Centre was operating at capacity yesterday Seanín Graham 14 July, 2021 01:00
There has been a spike in referrals among young children to Covid Centres with suspected symptoms
A COVID assessment centre was at full capacity by yesterday morning - with doctors told to find alternatives for ill patients with suspected symptoms.
The Irish News understands the Ballymena based GP-led facility for the Northern area has been hit by a spike in referrals for young children.
Run by the Dalriada Urgent Care (DUC) out-of-hours GP service, neither the centre s management nor the Health and Social Care Board were able to disclose how many patients attended the unit.
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Cases have risen by 50% in the last seven days.
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County Derry has now gone five weeks without a single Covid-related death, with just handful of people currently being treated for the virus in the area s hospitals.
No deaths have been recorded in any of the county s three local government districts over the last seven days, while the area s hospitals are currently home to just four Covid patients.
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