AQW 13068/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage of COVID-19 (i) positive tests; (ii) hospitalisations; and (iii) deaths, broken down by age bracket for each month of the pandemic.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 20 January 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 20 January 2021
- Answer due by
- 4 February 2021
- Answered
- 2 February 202113 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Information on the percentage of COVID-19 (i) positive tests; (ii) hospitalisations; and (iii) deaths, broken down by age group for each month of the pandemic is detailed in the tables overleaf. This information is also published daily on the Department’s COVID-19 dashboard and is available in excel format at the link below:
https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/articles/covid-19-daily-dashboard-updates
Part (i) Individuals with a Positive Test for COVID-19 by Month & Age Group
| Month | Aged 0 - 19 | Aged 20 - 39 | Aged 40 - 59 | Aged 60 - 79 | Aged 80 & Over | Unknown |
| Mar-20 | 2.1% | 17.2% | 23.6% | 25.7% | 28.1% | 0.0% |
| Apr-20 | 6.5% | 23.9% | 24.9% | 28.8% | 51.8% | 16.7% |
| May-20 | 4.3% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 6.1% | 13.1% | 0.0% |
| Jun-20 | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 0.0% |
| Jul-20 | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Aug-20 | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| Sep-20 | 3.4% | 6.7% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Oct-20 | 14.6% | 19.7% | 21.2% | 18.2% | 15.5% | 17.2% |
| Nov-20 | 10.0% | 14.8% | 16.7% | 14.9% | 19.4% | 16.9% |
| Dec-20 | 11.9% | 16.4% | 18.8% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
Note: Figures detail the percentage of laboratory completed tests (both HSC & National Initiative) which were identified as positive by the month the specimen (sample / swab) was taken at a testing location.
Part (ii): COVID-19 Hospital Admissions by Month & Age Group
| Month | Aged 0 - 19 | Aged 20 - 39 | Aged 40 - 59 | Aged 60 - 79 | Aged 80 & Over | Unknown |
| Feb-20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Mar-20 | 0.0% | 4.6% | 22.9% | 45.0% | 27.5% | 0.0% |
| Apr-20 | 0.9% | 6.4% | 23.2% | 37.2% | 32.4% | 0.0% |
| May-20 | 1.6% | 8.4% | 15.0% | 34.1% | 40.9% | 0.0% |
| Jun-20 | 0.0% | 6.0% | 19.4% | 31.3% | 43.3% | 0.0% |
| Jul-20 | 2.9% | 20.0% | 17.1% | 31.4% | 28.6% | 0.0% |
| Aug-20 | 6.4% | 13.8% | 21.3% | 37.2% | 21.3% | 0.0% |
| Sep-20 | 3.6% | 8.2% | 16.4% | 40.5% | 31.3% | 0.0% |
| Oct-20 | 0.8% | 6.6% | 21.9% | 41.3% | 29.4% | 0.0% |
| Nov-20 | 0.5% | 4.4% | 19.1% | 39.9% | 36.0% | 0.1% |
| Dec-20 | 0.7% | 4.3% | 16.7% | 39.5% | 38.4% | 0.4% |
Part (iii): COVID-19 Deaths by Month & Age Group
| Month | Aged 0 - 19 | Aged 20 - 39 | Aged 40 - 59 | Aged 60 - 79 | Aged 80 & Over | Unknown |
| Mar-20 | 0.0% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 46.3% | 43.9% | 2.4% |
| Apr-20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 29.3% | 66.5% | 0.0% |
| May-20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 22.4% | 73.1% | 0.0% |
| Jun-20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% |
| Jul-20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Aug-20 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Sep-20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 79.0% | 21.1% | 0.0% |
| Oct-20 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 43.1% | 50.4% | 0.0% |
| Nov-20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 32.2% | 62.4% | 0.0% |
| Dec-20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 32.0% | 63.7% | 0.0% |