The Covid-19 case rates have been published for the week Monday, January 3 to Sunday, January 9, 2022.
According to the Northern Ireland Covid Dashboard there were 37,419 positive test results in the last seven days, with 5 postcodes recording more than 1,000 cases.
In the last seven days 387 people have been admitted to hospital for Covid, up from 198 people the week previous.
There have also been 202 care homes with a confirmed outbreak, up from 112 the week prior.
Since January 5, rules for testing in Northern Ireland have changed, with people who have a positive lateral flow test no longer needing to get a PCR test.
Here are the postcodes in Northern Ireland with the highest cases in the past week.
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![BT23 had 567 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/TUFZMTM2ODYwNjg4.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
1. BT23 - 567 cases
BT23 had 567 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.Photo: Google Maps
![BT28 had 551 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/TUFZMTM2ODYwNjg5.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
2. BT28 - 551 Cases
BT28 had 551 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.Photo: Google Maps
![BT36 had 522 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/TUFZMTM2ODYwNjkw.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
3. BT36 - 522 Cases
BT36 had 522 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.Photo: Google Maps
![BT41 had 477 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/TUFZMTM2ODYwNjkx.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
4. BT41 - 477 Cases
BT41 had 477 Covid-19 cases in the week Monday, February 14, to Sunday, February 20, 2022.Photo: Google Maps