Coronavirus: Call for DUP's Edwin Poots to apologise

Coronavirus: Call for DUP's Edwin Poots to apologise

DUP รีวิวเกมสล็อต Mulan minister Edwin Poots should apologise for saying coronavirus is more common in nationalist areas, Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd has said.

Last week, Mr Poots said the difference in transmission between nationalist and unionist areas was "around six to one".

He has also criticised new lockdown restrictions imposed by the executive to manage the virus.

Mr O'Dowd said his comments about virus levels in different council areas were a "disgrace" and should be withdrawn.

The Department of Health said it was vital to stress that Covid-19 represented "a threat to everyone in society, regardless of their background, and that it is spreading across the community" in Northern Ireland.

"For the record, data on Covid infections is not collected according to religious or political affiliation," it added.

A further six Covid-19 related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland by the Department of Health, bringing its total to 621.

The department also reported an additional 820 positive cases of the virus, meaning there have been 28,040.

There were 3,869 individuals tested in the previous 24 hours.