The number of coronavirus cases in Ards and North Down increased by 34 in the last 24 hours, official figures show. A total of 54,811 cases had been confirmed in Ards and North Down when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on May 5 (Thursday), up from 54,777 on Wednesday. The cumulative rate of infection in Ards and North Down, which covers the whole pandemic, stands at 33,822 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the Northern Ireland average of 37,407. In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if one person tests positive for the virus more than 90 days after the first infection, two infection episodes will be recorded, according to the UK Health Security Agency. There were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Ards and North Down. The dashboard shows 220 people had died in the area by May 5 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday. It means there has been one death in the past week, which is a decrease on four the previous week. They were among 3,425 deaths recorded across Northern Ireland. The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Ards and North Down. Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.