Skip to main content
Department of Health Department of Health An Roinn Sláinte Männystrie O Pouste

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Topics
  • Publications
  • Consultations
  • Contact

Translation help

Translate this page

Select a language

  • Arabic — عربي
  • Chinese (Simplified) — 中文简体
  • Chinese (Traditional) — 中文繁體
  • Dutch — Nederlands
  • Filipino — Filipino
  • French — Français
  • German — Deutsch
  • Hungarian — Magyar
  • Irish — Gaeilge
  • Italian — Italiano
  • Latvian — Latviešu
  • Lithuanian — Lietuvių kalba
  • Polish — Polski
  • Portuguese — Português
  • Romanian — Română
  • Russian — Русский
  • Slovak — Slovenčina
  • Spanish — Español
  • Ukrainian — Українська
  • DoH Covid-19 Statistics and Related Publications

    Date published: 18 May 2022

    The Department of Health (DoH) today announced the cessation of the COVID-19 Daily Dashboard of Statistics and changes to the frequency of other COVID-19 related statistical outputs.

    doh latest news

    On 24 March 2022 Minister of Health Robin Swann announced changes to the Test, Trace and Protect Strategy involving a more proportionate and targeted approach to test and trace, with first changes taking effect from 22 April 2022 and a period of transition through to end of June. This decision prompted a review of the data and analyses currently published, including whether the impact of the change in strategy on these outputs means that they are less useful in monitoring the progress and response to the pandemic.

    Changes to testing policy and behaviour mean daily totals of reported COVID-19 cases no longer provide a comprehensive indication of prevalence in the community.

    Following the review of the published data, it has been decided that the daily dashboard of COVID-19 statistics will cease to be published after this Friday, 20 May.

    The Department will continue to publish on a weekly basis COVID-19 infection survey positivity estimates. These provide a more reliable indicator of prevalence than reported positive cases.

    The Department will also now be publishing statistics on COVID-19 Admissions and Inpatients on a weekly basis.

    The full changes to publications of COVID-19 related statistics and related data files are detailed in the table below.

    Summary of changes

    Release

    Type

    Change

    COVID-19 Daily dashboard of statistics – all pages except those related to Admissions and Inpatients

    Statistical tables

    Stop publishing

    COVID-19 Admissions and Inpatients

    Statistical tables

    Change the frequency from daily to weekly

    COVID-19 mobility reports

    Report

    Stop publishing

    Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection survey positivity estimates

    Report

    Continue to mirror the ONS release schedule – currently weekly

    Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection survey (antibodies data

    Report

    Continue to mirror the ONS release schedule – currently fortnightly

    Information related to the pandemic will continue to be available from PHA at https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/covid-19-coronavirus . Information on deaths related to the pandemic is available from NISRA at https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/ni-summary-statistics/coronavirus-covid-19-statistics .

    Further information is available from:
    Information & Analysis Directorate
    Department of Health
    Annexe 2, Castle Buildings
    Stormont,
    BT4 3SQ
    Email: statistics@health-ni.gov.uk
    Internet: DoH Statistics and Research

    Notes to editors:

    1. For media enquiries please contact the DoH Press Office by email pressoffice@health-ni.gov.uk.
       
    2. Follow us on Twitter @healthdpt.
       
    3. The Executive Information Service operates an out of hours service For Media Enquiries Only between 1800hrs and 0800hrs Monday to Friday and at weekends and public holidays. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110.

    Latest news

    • Publication of family practitioner services general dental statistics for Northern Ireland 2024/25

      19 June 2025

    • Health Minister opens new Urgent Care Centre at Ulster Hospital

      19 June 2025

    • Health Minister introduces Adult Protection Bill to Assembly

      18 June 2025

    • Pathfinder enables Foyle Hospice Community Team to prescribe for patients in their own homes

      17 June 2025

    More news …
    Share this page Share on Facebook (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share on X (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share by email (external link opens in a new window / tab)

    Department footer links

    • Crown copyright
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy
    • Cookies
    • Accessibility
    • The Northern Ireland Executive
    • The Executive Office
    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
    • Department for Communities
    • Department for Education
    • Department for the Economy
    • Department of Finance
    • Department for Infrastructure
    • Department for Health
    • Department of Justice
    • nidirect.gov.uk — the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens