It said there were 29,474 confirmed cases of the virus as of 8am on Wednesday, up from 25,150 the day before. In Northern Ireland, the number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus has risen by two to 30, health officials said. Testing has resulted in 103 new positive cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the region to 689. “I think we expect that first batch to be up to 30 ventilators, with hundreds more from that particular consortium to follow in the coming weeks. Earlier today, Downing Street said the current coronavirus testing capacity stands at 12,750 – but only 8,630 tests were carried out on Monday.

Source: Irish Independent April 01, 2020 13:30 UTC