Covid-19 in NI: Nine further deaths and 566 new cases confirmed

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Covid-19 In Ni: Nine Further Deaths And 566 New Cases Confirmed
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There have been nine further Covid-19-linked deaths in Northern Ireland and 566 new cases of the virus, the Department of Health has announced.

The death toll recorded by the department now stands at 697.

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There have been 37,782 confirmed cases in Northern Ireland.

There are currently 354 patients with Covid-19 being treated in hospital, with 43 in intensive care.

Earlier it was reported, the weekly Covid-19 death toll has risen for the second week in a row.

There were 37 Covid-19 related deaths recorded by the region’s statistics agency, up from 27 the previous week.

The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) bulletin, which reports with a week lag, put the death toll at the end of last week at 979.

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