Covid NI: What percentage of Covid tests are coming back positive in your area in the first week of November?

Carrier bag levy to increase from 5 pence to 25 pence

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Subscribe              Nov 9, 2021             Michael Cousins Acting Managing Editor Good afternoon This is your Coronavirus and general news update from the News Letter In Coronavirus news: * Another seven people have died after testing positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health has revealed. * The Department of Health has announced a number of changes to international travel, including the recognition of additional vaccines for the fully vaccinated policy and confirmation that under 18s will be treated as fully vaccinated. * Covid NI: Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland in the first week of November   In other news: * Two children escaped injury after a shot was fired at their home last night. * One man has been arrested after an incident in the early hours of today in Carnlough, Co Antrim, which resulted in injuries to five officers.   And something a little bit different: * Londonderry man Robert Kincaid could be accused of 'milking it' having spent the past half century in the same profession. * A 95-year-old World War 11 veteran, described as Northern Ireland's own 'Captain Tom', has just completed an amazing 180km cycle, raising thousands of pounds for a charity created in memory of his granddaughter. * It's refreshing in both senses of the word that a Co Antrim company that started selling soft drinks in 1949 is still going strong.   LAST CHANCE TO WIN: Halloween may be over but you can still enter our email draw here for a chance of getting up to 60% off a subscription to our website. Good luck! Enter today before the end of the promotion. Discount codes can be used until Sunday           Death toll hits 2,769 in Northern Ireland after another seven people die with Covid-19           Another seven people have died after testing positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health has revealed.                 Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland   With cases of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland still on the rise, we explore the postcodes in Northern Ireland with the highest positive cases last week.           Here's where Covid-19 cases are rising the fastest in Northern Ireland   With cases of Coronavirus in Northern Ireland still on the rise, we explore what percentage of Covid tests came back positive last week.           NI Secretary self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19   Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has said he is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.           Changes to international travel as all under-18s treated as fully vaccinated   The Department of Health has announced a number of changes to international travel, including the recognition of additional vaccines for the fully vaccinated policy and confirmation that under 18s will be treated as fully vaccinated.           Carrier bag levy to increase from 5 pence to 25 pence   Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that the Carrier Bag Levy charge in Northern Ireland will increase from 5 pence to 25 pence from 1st April 2022.           Five PSNI officers injured after incident in NI town   One man has been arrested after an incident in the early hours of today in Carnlough, Co Antrim, which resulted in injuries to five officers.           Milking it: Robert Kincaid has been delivering pints for 50 years   Londonderry man Robert Kincaid could be accused of 'milking it' having spent the past half century in the same profession.                 View more news

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