AQW 13068/17-22


Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down


Tabled Date: 20/01/2021
Answered On Date: 02/02/2021
Priority Written: No


Question:
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.


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%