AWFULLY sad news as 61 new COVID-19 related deaths identified by NISRA in Northern Ireland

Good afternoon, We have some terribly sad news to bring you this morning. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agenecy (NISRA) has identified 61 additional COVID-19 related deaths as having occurred between May 9 to May 20 - this takes the death-toll to 664. Of these deaths, 322 (48.5%) took place in hospital, 303 (45.6%) in care homes, six (0.9%) in hospices and 33 (5%) at residential addresses or other locations. The 309 deaths in care homes and hospices involved 76 separate establishments. On a much more positive note, a new COVID-19 testing centre opens its doors for the first time today. The testing centre, which is located in the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Belfast, has the capacity to carry out up to 1,000 tests per day and will be a welcome addition to the Province's battle against the deadly Coronavirus. We hope you have found our coverage of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland useful and informative but we think it's important to provide you, our readers, with some light relief too. Enter stage right our look back at life in Northern Ireland in 1994 - this comprises of 31 amazing images of how we did things 26 years ago - make sure to flick through the images to see if you can spot either yourself or someone you know! Inevitably, sport has been acutely affected by the Coronavirus but credit to our sports team who have consistently served up good quality, interesting and engaging articles. One sports article we think will interest you is a story about a female NHS worker who managed to pull off a hole in one at City of Derry Golf Club. We also look at how Derek Sheils was all revved up for bold new approach in 2020 on the new BMW and we also have details on the framework designed by Sport NI to get the Province back to playing all our favourite sports. Take care and have a safe and happy bank holiday weekend. The News Letter

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              May 22, 2020           Hello there, We have some terribly sad news to bring you today. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) has identified 61 additional COVID-19 related deaths as having occurred between May 9 to May 20 - this takes the death-toll to 664. Of these deaths, 322 (48.5%) took place in hospital, 303 (45.6%) in care homes, six (0.9%) in hospices and 33 (5%) at residential addresses or other locations. The 309 deaths in care homes and hospices involved 76 separate establishments. On a much more positive note, a new COVID-19 testing centre opens its doors for the first time today. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWS LETTER ONLINE FOR £1 PER MONTH FOR THREE MONTHS The testing centre, which is located in the  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Belfast, has the capacity to carry out up to 1,000 tests per day and will be a welcome addition to the Province's battle against the deadly Coronavirus. We hope you have found our coverage of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland useful and informative but we think it's important to provide you, our readers, with some light relief too. Enter stage right our look back at life in Northern Ireland in 1994 - this comprises of 31 amazing images of how we did things 26 years ago - make sure to flick through the images to see if you can spot either yourself or someone you know! Inevitably, sport has been acutely affected by the Coronavirus but credit to our sports team who have consistently served up good quality, interesting and engaging articles. One sports article we think will interest you is a story about a female NHS worker who managed to pull off a hole in one at City of Derry Golf Club. We also look at how Derek Sheils was all revved up for bold new approach in 2020 on the new BMW and we also have details on the framework designed by Sport NI to get the Province back to playing all our favourite sports. And finally... if you like what you see on our website and find our journalism informative and concise, why not consider subscribing to the News Letter online where you will get unfettered access to all our content 24 hours a day, seven days a week - SUBSCRIBE FOR £1 PER MONTH FOR THREE MONTHS HERE.   Take care and have a safe and happy bank holiday weekend.   The News Letter             Coronavirus: 61 new COVID-19 related deaths identified in Northern Ireland - 47% of ALL deaths occurred in care homes           The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) has identified an additional 61 COVID-19 related deaths.                 Shots fired at house in Coleraine - two men and a woman escape injury   Two men and a woman have escaped injury after shots were fired at a house in Coleraine.           New Covid testing facility to deliver 1,000 tests a day in Northern Ireland   A new Covid-19 testing facility has opened in Northern Ireland - with the capacity to carry out 1,000 tests a day.               1994: Looking back through the picture archive   Delving into the archives to bring a selection of images from 1994 in Northern Ireland       A few of actress Jayne's favourite things...   Coleraine actress Jayne Wisener has acted with everyone from Johnny Depp to Helena Bonham Carter in a career which has seen her appear on stage and on the big (and small screen).                             Derek Sheils was all revved up for bold new approach in 2020 on new BMW           Irish and Ulster Superbike road racing champion Derek Sheils had been looking ahead to a new challenge in 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic struck.                   Sport NI launches a framework guide for getting back to sport   Sport NI has published a framework for the sports sector, to support a return to sport and physical recreation, in line with the NI Executive's 5 Step Plan.       Hole in one success at City of Derry GC for NHS worker Jennie Flanagan   One lady golfer at City of Derry Golf Club was loving the "return to golf" on Wednesday.                     View more news

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