Covid restrictions eased as vaccine rollout continues In 2021 there have been 38 Covid related deaths in Derry City and Strabane Over 300 staff members at Altnagelvin Hospital are self-isolating because of coronavirus Reporter: '); '); The NI Executive has agreed to ease a number of lockdown restrictions as Covid cases remain low in Derry and across the country. The Department of Health’s Covid-19 dashboard was not updated yesterday but on March 16 there were 13 new cases reported locally and a total of 79 over the past seven days. Currently, there are 27 Covid inpatients at Altnagelvin Hospital, five of whom are in the Intensive Care Unit.