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17 January – Figures show that more than half of schools in Northern Ireland had staff absences due to COVID in the first full week of the new term. [19] 18 January – Trainee orthopaedic surgeons have written a letter to Health Minister Robin Swann expressing concern about a significant reduction in elective surgery in Northern Ireland. [20]
On 16 October, Northern Ireland went into an eight-week lockdown, although schools remained open, and some restrictions were eased for one week. The lockdown was mostly lifted on 11 December. Following a brief easing of restrictions at Christmas, another lockdown was imposed on 26 December, including schools, as the positivity rate rose sharply.
[57] [58] A secondary school in Cork confirmed a case of COVID-19 while a south Dublin school announced its closure due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 just one day after schools reopened. [59] [60] On 22 March, a primary school in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary closed after two positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed.
3,394 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Ireland. [3] The Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory Cillian de Gascun announced that a further nine cases of the UK variant of COVID-19 had been detected in Ireland from 23 December to 29 December, bringing the total number of cases identified to 16. [4]
The number of coronavirus deaths in Northern Ireland rose by two to a total of 15 on Saturday, while 324 people had tested positive, the Public Health Agency said. Northern Ireland brings in tough ...
5 August – The number of COVID-19 cases in Northern Ireland passes 6,000 after ten new cases bring the total to 6,006. [66] 6 August – The latest round of rule changes are announced by the Northern Ireland Executive, with the wearing of face coverings becoming compulsory in shops and other enclosed spaces from 10 August.
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6 May – Seven cases of the Indian Variant of COVID-19 are discovered in Northern Ireland. [178] 7 May – A UK-wide decision to offer adults under 40 an alternative to the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine could delay Northern Ireland's vaccination programme, but people are being urged to continue coming forward.